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We have noted that continued eruption of the tooth, to accommodate for occlusal wear, may occur due to the deposition of new cementum to the root apex. This thickening of apical cementum appears to occur even if there is little tooth wear. It is a feature of aging and is one of the more reliable features used by forensic pathologists in estimating the age of a tooth or the body in which it is found.