Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour (AOT) is an uncommon, benign tumour that represents 3-7% of all odontogenic tumours. It is slow growing, occurs twice as common in females and usually in the second decade of life. There are three subclinical types of this tumour with identical histology: follicular type (73%), extrafollicular variant (24%) and peripheral form (3%). Here, the authors have presented two rare cases of extrafollicular varieties of AOT in 25-year-old female patients, of which one was situated in the maxillary canine area and the other one situated in an unusual location of mandibular premolar area. Such lesions may be confused as an odontogenic cyst and should be carefully differentiated from other benign and malignant lesions arising in this region.

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Medico-legal age estimation is one of the tasks in clinical forensic medicine. In many instances, the courts of law seek medical opinion on the age of an individual. The circumstances may be civil, like to find the date of retirement in cases where the birth record is not available or criminal as in cases of child labour, juvenile delinquency, rape, kidnapping from lawful guardian, etc. There is a wide confusion and controversy regarding the standard method to be used for estimating age in the Indian Subcontinent. The aim of the current study is to find the correlation among the various parameters of commonly examined ossification centres, through which a regression formula with positive correlation and maximum coefficient of determination can be derived which can be attempted to be standardised for the estimation of age.

In developing countries like India, because of illiteracy, ignorance regarding the importance of official records like birth and death, vast majority of population fail to give information of such vital events to the concerning authorities. This causes paucity in such information when needed in a medico-legal case or for research purpose. There is a wide confusion and controversy regarding the standard method to be used for estimating age in the Indian Sub-continent. The aim of the current study is to find the correlation among the various parameters of commonly examined ossification centres, through which a regression formula with positive correlation and maximum coefficient of determination can be, derived which can be attempted to be standardised for the estimation of age.

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