Deer aging by teeth
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Seymour Texas and Grand Marais Minnesota
Posts: 117
Deer aging by teeth
I am looking for information concerning CEMENTUM ANNULI, growth ring in deer teeth. Is there any way I can do this at home? The process of aging by wear has proven to be not accurate for me.
#2
Yes, you could do it at home if you have a SEM (scanning electron microscope). I'm assuming you don't have one, so I suggest pulling two incisors and sending them to madson labs in GA. I suggest pulling and sending 2 so that you create a double blind experiment.
#6
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 679
no ink will not work ..after you have cut the tooth in half use a bit of heat to dry out the tooth and the rings will show up better.you have to cut the tooth on the top with a fine hack saw blade [32 teeth per inch] then i use sandpaper to polish the tooth where i made my cut ..
#7
How reliable is this? I've been told that even sending them to a lab specializing in cementum annuli will only get you 90%-95% accurate results. Also, I've been told that just the process of removing an incisor from a jawbone can damage some of the growth rings. I just find it hard to believe that the method you outlined can provide truly accurate results consistently. If you're not guaranteed 100% accurate results from a lab with highly specialized equipment and personnel, I question what one could do in the backyard with a saw, some sandpaper, and a magnifying glass.
#8
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Seymour Texas and Grand Marais Minnesota
Posts: 117
How reliable is this? I've been told that even sending them to a lab specializing in cementum annuli will only get you 90%-95% accurate results. Also, I've been told that just the process of removing an incisor from a jawbone can damage some of the growth rings. I just find it hard to believe that the method you outlined can provide truly accurate results consistently. If you're not guaranteed 100% accurate results from a lab with highly specialized equipment and personnel, I question what one could do in the backyard with a saw, some sandpaper, and a magnifying glass.
Thanks all!
#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 679
How reliable is this? I've been told that even sending them to a lab specializing in cementum annuli will only get you 90%-95% accurate results. Also, I've been told that just the process of removing an incisor from a jawbone can damage some of the growth rings. I just find it hard to believe that the method you outlined can provide truly accurate results consistently. If you're not guaranteed 100% accurate results from a lab with highly specialized equipment and personnel, I question what one could do in the backyard with a saw, some sandpaper, and a magnifying glass.
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