Estimating Age: Subadults
Lab #9
ASM 275
, Developmental Traits
• Used to estimate the age of
subadults
Degenerative Traits
• Tooth Formation, Tooth • Used to estimate the age of
Eruption, Epiphyseal adults
• Joint Surface in the Pelvis & Ri
Determining Chronological Age
Relative Age • How old the person is in
Biological Age
“years since birth” • Related to chronological age
• Includes additional factors rela
personal rate of growth or
degenerative changes in the b
• Diet, Health, Smoking, Sun
Exposure
Lab #9
ASM 275
, Developmental Traits
• Used to estimate the age of
subadults
Degenerative Traits
• Tooth Formation, Tooth • Used to estimate the age of
Eruption, Epiphyseal adults
• Joint Surface in the Pelvis & Ri
Determining Chronological Age
Relative Age • How old the person is in
Biological Age
“years since birth” • Related to chronological age
• Includes additional factors rela
personal rate of growth or
degenerative changes in the b
• Diet, Health, Smoking, Sun
Exposure