Sex determination using mandibular ramus flexure in South Indian population - A retrospective study.
| Autor: | Premkumar A; Dept. of forensic odontology, Dental College and Hospital, JSSAHER, Mysore. India., Doggalli N; Dept. Of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Dental College and Hospital, JSSAHER, Mysore. India., Rudraswamy S; Dept. Of Public Health Dentistry, Dental College and Hospital, JSSAHER, Mysore. India., Manjunatha BS; Faculty of Dentistry, Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Peeran SW; Armed Forces Hospital, Jizan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Johnson A; School of Forensic Science, National Forensic Sciences University, Gujarat., Patil K; Dept. of forensic odontology, Dental College and Hospital, JSSAHER, Mysore. India. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of forensic odonto-stomatology [J Forensic Odontostomatol] 2023 Aug 27; Vol. 41 (2), pp. 2-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 27. |
| Abstrakt: | Sex determination or sex estimation from a single or fragment of bone is always difficult in the absence of other bones from the same individual. The current study was an attempt to estimate the sex of an individual from the posterior ramus of mandible or the mandibular ramus flexure. A retrospective study was conducted using orthopantomographs (OPGs) of 200 males and 200 females between the age group of 20 - 70 years. Each radiographic image was examined for the presence of a flexure or notching on the posterior border of the ramus in relation to occlusal plane as the method followed by Loth & Henneberg 1996.The study resulted in samples that were correctly classified as females 59.5% and males 57.5 %. The overall correct sex estimation was achieved in 58.5% of the cases. The predictive accuracy or assessment was higher for females compared to males. Consequently, the posterior ramus of mandible or mandibular ramus flexure can be considered as supplementary rather than a definitive means of sex determination. Hence, it is preferable to include as many parameters as possible to attain optimal accuracy. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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