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Sex determination using linear measurements related to the mental and mandibular foramina vertical positions on digital panoramic images | ||
| Journal of baghdad college of dentistry | ||
| Article 1, Volume 23, Issue 0, 2011, Pages 59-64 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sura A. Rashid; Jamal Ali | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Identification of gender type is a very important issue in forensic dentistry. The mental and mandibular foramina are important anatomic points in the mandibular region. The objective of this study is to predict the validity of the linear measurements related to the mental and mandibular foramina vertical positions on digital panoramic images in sex determination. Material and method: A total of 300 Iraqi subjects, (150 male and 150 female) were examined, age distribution of them was ranging between (20-49) years old. Four linear vertical measurements were performed on the radiographic image of each subject on both right and left sides of the mandible (600) sides, to evaluate the validity of the linear measurements related to the vertical positions of the mental and mandibular foramina in sex determination. Statistically significant differences were observed in all of the linear measurements between genders where males almost have higher measurements than females. Sex of the patient could be successfully identified using measurements carried out in this study. Linear measurements that related to the mandibular foramen vertical position used in this study can be used as best parameters to predict male gender differentiate it from female, while the measurements that related to the mental foramen vertical position ranked after in their discriminating abilities | ||
| Keywords | ||
| sex determination; mental foramen; Mandibular foramen | ||
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