The Assessment Of Age Of A Person By The Study Of Anatomical Fusion Of Greater Horn With The Body Of Hyoid Bone

Dr. V. Siva Kameswara Rao.; Dr. T.T.K. Reddy; Dr. A. Ramesh Babu.; Dr. P. Chandra Sekhara Rao.; Dr. N. Poorna Chandra Rao.

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

The Assessment Of Age Of A Person By The Study Of Anatomical Fusion Of Greater Horn With The Body Of Hyoid Bone

Dr. V. Siva Kameswara Rao. , Dr. T. T. K. Reddy, Dr. A. Ramesh Babu. , Dr. P. Chandra Sekhara Rao. , Dr. N. Poorna Chandra Rao.

Abstract :

The hyoid bone is one of the peculiar bone where there is no articulation with other bones and is supported by the neck muscles. It is having special role to balance the physiology of the deglutition. The complete ossification of the hyoid bone is having much significance in assessing the age in the middle age people, particularly helpful to assess the age of the unknown dead bodies. So many studies have revealed the approximate time of ossification giving wide range. Hence, we attempt to reduce the range of approximate time of ossification by studying the bony growth and ossification in multiple subjects and to arrive the possible least range.