Question

A forensic odontologist examines the teeth of a skull and finds no baby teeth, no wisdom teeth, scarring in the rear jawbone, no dental disease or tooth degeneration, and a low d-aspartic acid to l-aspartic acid ratio in the dentin. which age range fits this skull?

a.greater than 50
b.15-22 years old
c.25-50 years old
d.less than 10 years old

Answer 1

The correct answer is D.
The age range of the skull is less than ten years old.
Teeth is also a form of bone which develops within the skull. The structures help archeologists to determine the age fossils that they dug up from the soil.
Compared to adults, children lack some prominent features because their bodies are still developing and growing into maturity