Bones and teeth
(Age Estimation & Sex Determination)
Specific Learning Objectives
Difference between bones of Male and Female
1. Skull bone
2. Pelvis bone
3. Mandible
4. Sternum
5. Femur bone
6. Sacrum bone
Age estimation of teeth by various methods
Skull bone
Pelvis bone
Mandible bone
sternum bone
S/no Features Male Female
1 Length More Less
2 Body of sternum
More than
twice the
length of
manubrium
Less than
twice the
length of
manubrium
3 Asley’s rule of 149 > 149 < 149
4 Sternal Index =
Length of manubrium
/ Length of body of
sternum X 100
Less (46.2) More (54.3)
Femur bone
Features Male Female
1 Length Long Short
2 Head of femur Large Small
3 Femoral angle > 125
degree
< 125
degree
4 Articular surface
Large (2/3
of sphere)
Small (1/3
of sphere)
5 Vertical diameter > 47 mm < 45 mm
6 Bicondylar width < 7.5 mm > 7.5 mm
7 Oblique length > 155mm < 145 mm
8 Muscular markings
More
prominent
Less
prominent
9 Angle of condyles
with shaft
80 degree 76 degree
Sacrum bone
Overlook of entire
skeleton
Types of Tooth
Descriptions
of
Temporary
and
Permanent Teeth
Temporary and
Permanent Teeth
and Its Eruption
Age estimation of teeth by
various methods
Dental charting has been classified into
many methods all over the world
a)Palmer’s notation
b)FDI method
(Federation Dentaire Internationale)
c) Modified FDI system
Universally FDI method is been used
Palmer’s notation
FDI method
Modified FDI system
18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
Permanent teeth
Temporary teeth
55 54 53 52 51 61 62 63 64 65
75 74 73 72 71 81 82 83 84 85
Lower Left
Upper Left
Upper Right
Lower Right
Upper Right Upper Left
Lower Right Lower Left
Bones and teeth Presentation age estimation

Bones and teeth Presentation age estimation