Radiographic examination of skeletalized remains of an abandoned infant: A case report with special reference to odontological findings

Mari Tanguchi; Shigeki Sakoda; Bao Li Zhu; Kaori Ishida; Li Quan; Tetsuya Kano; Masaki Q. Fujita; Hitoshi Maeda

Radiographic examination of skeletalized remains of an abandoned infant: A case report with special reference to odontological findings

Mari Tanguchi, Shigeki Sakoda, Bao Li Zhu, Kaori Ishida, Li Quan, Tetsuya Kano, Masaki Q. Fujita, Hitoshi Maeda

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Abstract

A homeless couple confessed that they had buried their baby, who died at the age of three months, in the graveyard two years earlier. The recovered infantile remains had been already completely skeletonized and dismembered. However, the maxilla and mandibule were barely preserved. Although the length of the extremities were shorter than those of the average matured infants, the age of the body was estimated to be 1 to 2.5 months old on the basis of the degree of calcification of deciduous teeth.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	339-342
Number of pages	4
Journal	Japanese Journal of Legal Medicine
Volume	55
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Age estimation
Deciduous teeth
Dental maturation
Postmortem radiograph

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Law

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Radiographic examination of skeletalized remains of an abandoned infant: A case report with special reference to odontological findings

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