Review

Root Translucency for Age-at-Death Estimation in Adults: A Systematic Review

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Diagnostics

Abstract

Background/Objectives : The estimation of age in skeletal remains is particularly challenging in adults due to the reduction in reliable morphological indicators with age. One valuable marker for this purpose is root translucency, either alone or in combination with other parameters.

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Universidad de Granada

Diagnostics · 20 Sep 2026 · CC BY

doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics16183055PubMed 42793840