Odontometrics: A Useful Method for Gender Determination in Udaipur PopulationTM Identity Panel
Journal Title: Journal of Forensic Investigation - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Determining gender is one of the most important parameters in forensic identification. Teeth are an excellent material in living and nonliving populations for anthropological, genetic, odontologic and forensic investigations being hardest and chemically the most stable tissue in the body, selectively preserved and fossilized, thereby providing the best records for evolutionary change. Their durability in the face of fire and bacterial decomposition makes them invaluable for identification. Tooth size standards based on odontometric investigations can be used in age and gender determination. Aim and objective : To estimate gender of individuals of Udaipur population by morphometric analysis of teeth and to eval uate and compare specific permanent tooth and dimension for gender determination by using digital vernier caliper. Materials and methods: The buccolingual and mesiodistal dimensions of all permanent teeth (except second and third molars) of right side (N=25 males and 25 females) belonging to Udaipur, were recorded from the study casts using digital vernier calipers. Result and conclusion: Males have larger teeth than females and buccolingual dimension is a better gender predictor than mesiodistal dimension. Maxillary canine is found to be more significant in Udaipur population for sexual dimorphism. To conclude, consideration of buccolingual dimension of teeth of Udaipur population can effectively aid in gender determination when both the dimensions are considered together.
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Rashmi Metgud
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