caa a22 4500 475787765 CHVBK 20180406123703.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s004140050283 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s004140050283 Age estimation: The state of the art in relation to the specific demands of forensic practise [Elektronische Daten] [S. Ritz-Timme, C. Cattaneo, M. J. Collins, E. R. Waite, H. W. Schütz, H.-J. Kaatsch, H. I. M. Borrman] Age estimation in cadavers, human remains and living individuals may clarify issues with significant legal and social ramifications for individuals as well as for the community. In such cases methods for estimating age should fulfil the following specific demands: (1) they must have been presented to the scientific community, as a rule by publication in peer-reviewed journals, (2) clear information concerning accuracy of age estimation by the method should be available, (3) the methods need to be sufficiently accurate and (4) in cases of age estimation in living individuals principles of medical ethics and legal regulations have to be considered. We have identified and summarized the methods that essentially fulfil these specific demands. In childhood and adolescence morphological methods based on the radiological examination of dental and skeletal development are to be recommended. In adulthood, the accuracy of most morphological methods is much reduced. Here a biochemical method based on aspartic acid racemization in dentine provides the most accurate estimates of age, followed by special morphological dental and skeletal methods. The choice of method has to take account of the individual circumstances of each case. Most methods require either the consultation of specialised and trained scientists or an adequate calibration by the "user”. Very few attempts have been made to find common standardisation, calibration and evaluation procedures or to develop means of quality assurance for methods of age estimation. Efforts in these directions are necessary to guarantee quality standards and adequate answers to the important legal and social issue of age estimation in forensic medicine. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2000 Key words Age estimation nationallicence Forensic practise nationallicence Demands nationallicence State of the art nationallicence Ritz-Timme S. Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Straße 12, D-24105 Kiel, Germany e-mail: rechtsmedizin@email.uni-kiel.de Fax 0431/597-3612, DE aut Cattaneo C. Istituto di Medicina Legale, Università degli Studi, Via L. Mangiagalli 37, I-20133 Milano, Italy, IT aut Collins M. J. NRG, Drummond Building, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain, GB aut Waite E. R. NRG, Drummond Building, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain, GB aut Schütz H. W. Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Straße 12, D-24105 Kiel, Germany e-mail: rechtsmedizin@email.uni-kiel.de Fax 0431/597-3612, DE aut Kaatsch H.-J Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Straße 12, D-24105 Kiel, Germany e-mail: rechtsmedizin@email.uni-kiel.de Fax 0431/597-3612, DE aut Borrman H. I. M. Faculty of Odontology, Goteborg University, Medicinargatan 12, S-41390 Goteborg, Sweden, SE aut https://doi.org/10.1007/s004140050283 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s004140050283 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ritz-Timme S. Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Straße 12, D-24105 Kiel, Germany e-mail: rechtsmedizin@email.uni-kiel.de Fax 0431/597-3612, DE aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cattaneo C. Istituto di Medicina Legale, Università degli Studi, Via L. Mangiagalli 37, I-20133 Milano, Italy, IT aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Collins M. J. NRG, Drummond Building, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain, GB aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Waite E. R. NRG, Drummond Building, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain, GB aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schütz H. W. Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Straße 12, D-24105 Kiel, Germany e-mail: rechtsmedizin@email.uni-kiel.de Fax 0431/597-3612, DE aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kaatsch H.-J Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Straße 12, D-24105 Kiel, Germany e-mail: rechtsmedizin@email.uni-kiel.de Fax 0431/597-3612, DE aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Borrman H. I. M. Faculty of Odontology, Goteborg University, Medicinargatan 12, S-41390 Goteborg, Sweden, SE aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer