NCJ Number
128914
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Dated: (March 1991) Pages: 512-519
Date Published
1991
Length
8 pages
Annotation
The degree of obliteration of the maxillary sutures has recently been presented as a useful technique for predicting the age at death of adult skeletal remains.
Abstract
A replicable study of the method on a sample of male skeletons of verified age was undertaken to test its accuracy. Results indicated that the variability in predicted age, as reflected by the total suture score, was too great to recommend use of the method for age determination in individual forensic science cases. 3 tables, 7 figures, and 5 references (Author abstract)