If you x-ray the wrist or teeth of a child how close can you get in proving the exact age?
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2006-10-07 20:29:14 · 3 answers · asked by Jakesquestion 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
This is in the area of forensic X-ray and I believe it's very accurate. This method is used in both anthropological and criminal investigations and can detemine the gender, approximate height and nutiritional status at time of death as well as the age.
2006-10-07 20:34:50 · answer #1 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not too exact. X-raying wrist/knee joints can be a pretty good indicator of age, by looking at the state of the growth plates, which have usually stopped growing by 18.
2006-10-07 21:02:36 · answer #2 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know much about the dental side but i would think that you could get really close by examining the wrist (within a year at least), but I'm not an x-ray goo roo, it's just a hunch.
2006-10-07 20:34:39 · answer #3 · answered by Nursen' 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋