dental eruption
The process of tooth migration from its initial position in its bony crypt through the alveolar bone, the gingival tissue, and toward the occlusal plane.
NOTE For the purpose of forensic anthropology, most methods consider only eruption through the alveolar bone.
Committee
Forensic Anthropology
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 133 Standard for Age Estimation in Forensic Anthropology. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2024.
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