title: Comparative analysis of clinical and experimental methods for determination of sexual dimorphism of mandibular canines.
abstract: The identification of gender is of significance in case of major disasters where bodies are often damaged beyond recognition Teeth are the hardest and chemically the most stable structure in the body. Moreover teeth show signs of least amount of changes in morphology and are easily accessible for examination. Therefore teeth are a first-rate material for genetic and forensic investigations. Out of all the teeth mandibular canines are considered as the "key teeth" for personal identification. Many studies have not been conducted simultaneously intra-orally and on the dental casts to establish the sexual dimorphism in the mandibular canines. The present study was undertaken in north Indian population to check the significance of intraoral measurements - mesio distal width and inter-canine distance as compared with the measurements on the dental casts. The study revealed that both the methods were equally reliable in gender determination.
authors: Department of Anatomy, Luxmi Bai Dental College, Patiala, Punjab, India. Electronic address: drbindusanjay@gmail.com.
authors: Bindu
authors: B
authors: Aggarwal
authors: Department of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: gorea_r@yahoo.com.
authors: R K
authors: RK
authors: Gorea
authors: Edith Cowan University, Australia. Electronic address: abhinavgorea@gmail.com.
authors: Abhinav
authors: A
authors: Gorea
authors: Edith Cowan University, Australia. Electronic address: arshdeep.gorea@gmail.com.
authors: Arshdeep
authors: A
authors: Gorea
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003481:Cuspid / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D005553:Forensic Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D003765:Models, Dental; D009811:Odontometry; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Canines; Dental casts; Intraoral; Sexual dimorphism