What is Cementum Annuli aging?
The basis for cementum aging is the cyclic nature of cementum deposits on the roots of mammals’ teeth each year, which results in a pattern of “rings” in the tooth, like those formed in the wood of trees. A darkly staining ring, or “annulus”, is formed during winter on most all mammals. Abundant, lightly staining cementum is formed during the growth seasons of spring and summer. Some “experts” say these rings occur because of nutritional or seasonal stress, but since the same rings occur on human teeth, we doubt that is true. The purpose of these cementum layers on the roots of mammals’ teeth is to provide a new “rough” surface for the flesh in the jaw to adhere to the root of the teeth each year. (return to top) Why do people care how old their harvested deer (or other mammal) is? Mostly asked by our non hunter friends. We like to refer to three different reasons as: 1) Respect/Honor; 2) Harvest Criteria; and 3) Scientific Management Data What we mean by Respect/Honor is that for many
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