- Age estimation from the number of teeth erupted
Townsend, Nicholas; Hammel, E. A.
Program in Population Research Working Paper, No. 25, Feb 1988. 46 pp. University of California, Institute of International Studies, Program in Population Research: Berkeley, California. In Eng.
The authors evaluate the method of determining a child's age through dental examination. "We argue that the state of children's dentition provides a measure of their age that is independent of informants' reports and of social and cultural influences on estimates made by interviewers or other third parties. We support this contention with summaries of previous research results, that indicate that dental aging of children is relatively straightforward to perform, produces unbiased results, and is more accurate than alternative methods." Data are from official sources for selected countries and geographical areas.
Correspondence: Program in Population Research, Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
