title: To evaluate the accuracy of various dental parameters used for the gender determination in Nagpur District population.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Gender determination is considered an important step in reconstructing the biological profile of unknown individuals from the forensic context. Assessment of sex differences from human remains will be of immense help as it would narrow down fields of search to 50 %.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the accuracy of various dental parameters used for the gender determination.
  
  
  METHODS
  The aim of the present study was to investigate the accuracy of various methods employed in gender determination or personal identification such as mesiodistal width of molars, mesiodistal width of canine, mandibular and maxillary canine index in age group of 15 to 65 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 200 patients were selected comprising of both the genders in the age group of 15-65 years belonging to various parts of Nagpur. The mesiodistal crown width of mandibular and maxillary permanent molar and canine teeth and the intercanine distance was measured and the values were noted.
  
  
  METHODS
  the data was analysed using SPSS 18 software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean of mesio distal width of maxillary and mandibular molar in males and females is suggestive of gender dimorphism in maxillary molars which was statistically significant.The maxillary inter-canine distance was greater in males and was statistically significant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The dental parameters can be used as a tool for accurate gender determination in forensic investigations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, VSPM Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Swapnil N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Sushil B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: Seema D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kamble
authors.forename: Vandana B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Kokane
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003481:Cuspid / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008963:Molar / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis