title: [Study on the indexes of forensic identification by the occlusal-facial digital radiology].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the coding of full dentition with 32 locations and measure the characteristics of some bony indexes in occlusal-facial digital radiology (DR).
  
  
  METHODS
  To select randomly three hundred DR orthopantomogram and code the full dentition, then analyze the diversity of dental patterns. To select randomly one hundred DR lateral cephalogram and measure six indexes (N-S,N-Me,Cd-Gn,Cd-Go,NP-SN,MP-SN) separately by one odontologist and one trained forensic graduate student, then calculate the coefficient variation (CV) of every index and take a correlation analysis for the consistency between two measurements.
  
  
  RESULTS
  (1) The total diversity of 300 dental patterns was 75%.It was a very high value. (2)All six quantitative variables had comparatively high CV value.(3) After the linear correlation analysis between two measurements, all six coefficient correlations were close to 1. This indicated that the measurements were stable and consistent.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The method of coding full dentition in DR orthopantomogram and measuring six bony indexes in DR lateral cephalogram can be used to forensic identification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Pathology, College of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. landlord3799@sina.com
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jin-liang
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhen-hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Deng
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005553:Forensic Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D007568:Jaw / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D019252:Radiography, Dental, Digital / Q000379:methods*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*