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ISSN 0971-0973 J Indian Acad Forensic Med, 32(2)time-consuming, or troublesome method, therebyfilling the lacuna in previous studies of a definitivemethod of estimation. However, as the sample sizewas small, more detailed research using a largersample, a variety of populations, and adequateconsideration of the numerous factors affecting theparameters employed is called for. This pioneeringeffort was a plunge into the sea of knowledge in thesincere hope of bringing up a pearl. We anticipatethat the ripples created by it will widen with time, sothat more studies will be conducted in this neglectedfield.References:1. Subrahmanyam B.V. Modi‟s “Medical Jurisprudence andToxicology”, 22 nd Ed., Butterworth (2001) p 59, 70.2. Reddy K.S.N. “The Essentials Of Forensic Medicine AndToxicology,” 20 Ed. Suguna, Hyderabad (2001), p 65-67.3. Medicolegal Journal (MJ), Vol.49, No.2, 1932, 504. Walia R.G. IADVL Textbook and Atlas of Dermatology, 2 ndEd., pp 751-752.5. Freedberg IM et al. Fitzpatrick‟s Dermatology in GeneralMedicine, 6th Ed. McGraw Hill Publications (2003),pp.1697-1706.6. Gabriel, Williams P, et al. Grey‟s Anatomy, 38th Ed..Churchill Livingstone (2000), pp 537 – 539, 576-578.7. McMinn. Last‟s Anatomy -- Regional and Applied, 9th Ed.,Churchill Livingstone (2001), pp.49-50, 289-2918. Chourasia B.D. “Human Anatomy”, CBS Publishers andDistributors, New Delhi & Bangalore, 4 th Ed. (2004), Vol. I:194-198, III,Vol. IIII, pp31-34.9. Simpson et al. Taylor‟s Principles and Practice of MedicalJurisprudence, 12 Ed Churchill Livingstone (1985), pp 142-143.10. Gustafson G. Age Determination of Teeth. J AmericanDental Association, 41, July 1950, at pp 45-54.11. Polson C.J. The Essentials of Forensic Medicine, 4 th Ed.Churchill Livingstone (1985), p 132.12. Guyton and Hall. “Textbook of Medical Physiology,” 10thEd., Harcourt Asia Pvt. Ltd. (2001), pp 667-668.13. Snell R. Clinical Neuroanatomy. Lippincott Williams andWilkins (2001), pp.292-293.Table No. 1Greying of HairFEATURE CONTROL GROUP STUDY GROUPCa Cb Cc Cd Sa Sb Sc SdScalp 2 2 7 8 1 2 7 8Body 0 0 2 6 0 0 3 8Pubic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Table No. 2Wrinkling of SkinFEATURE CONTROL GROUP STUDY GROUPCa Cb Cc Cd Sa Sb Sc SdForehead 0 0 5 8 0 1 6 8Temporal Region 0 2 7 8 0 2 7 8Below eyes 1 0 2 6 0 1 5 8Table No. 3Fusion in the SternumFEATURE CONTROL GROUP STUDY GROUPCa Cb Cc Cd Sa Sb Sc SdXiphoid Process 0 0 0 8 0 1 5 8Manubrium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0118