European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Age estimation plays a vital role in establishing the identity of the individual for the forensic expert especially in developing countries where birth records are not well maintained. In living it is not only important for identification but also for various civil and criminal purposes. Even the courts in India accept the ossification test as the reliable indicator of age as compared to physical and dental assessment of age.
This study comprised of 250 male subjects from Puducherry UT, India. The age group of the subjects ranged from 14 to 19 years. Radiographs of the right wrist joint with hand of these subjects were taken and the epiphyseal union of the centres at the wrist joint and hand were noted. The findings were compared with the recorded age given by various research workers.