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Age At Assessment (Aaa)

The estimated age and estimated age interval derived from the dental developmental stage or stages present at the time an individual's estimated age is calculated by the forensic dental age assessment practitioner. (For example, the mean age for a subject with observed dental characteristics similar to the individual being evaluated is estimated to be 10.34 years with a minimum and maximum age distribution of 8.67 to 14.33 years on the day of assessment).

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ADA 1077-2020 Human Age Assessment by Dental Analysis. American Dental Association (ADA), 211 East Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL, 60611, 2020. Source link