Odontometrical method useful in determining gender and dental alignment

Muller, M; Lupi-Pégurier, Laurence; Quatrehomme, Gérald; Bolla, Michèle Muller

doi:10.1016/s0379-0738(01)00399-1

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“…Statistically significant differences that are established in the Bijelo Brdo series are consistent with results of other authors who showed that the greatest difference between males and females is in the tooth dimensions of the canine (Teschler-Nicola and Prossinger, 1998;Muller et al, 2001;Iscan and Kedici, 2003;Lew and Keng, 1991). This research shows that there is a high level of sexual dimorphism in the mesiodistal cervix diameter, the buccolingual crown diameter, and the robustness of the mandibular third molar.…”

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“…Muller et al (2001) performed an investigation of French students and confirmed the difference between males and females in the buccolingual diameter of the mandibular canine. They concluded that odontometrics is a quick and easy method for determining sex which should be tested by other sex determination methods, dental or not, since the percentage of exact odontometric results does not exceed 84e87%.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…A number of researches show that males have larger teeth than females (Teschler-Nicola and Prossinger, 1998;Muller et al, 2001;Lew and Keng, 1991;Perzigian, 1976). This is also confirmed by this research.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, odontometrics provide information on sex. There are numerous studies in which differences in male and female odontometric features have been identified (Teschler-Nicola and Prossinger, 1998;Muller et al, 2001;Alt et al, 1998;Rao et al, 1989). Considering the fact that there are differences in odontometric features in specific populations (Iscan and Kedici, 2003), even within the same population in the historical and evolutional context, it is necessary to determine specific population values in order to make identification possible on the basis of dental measurements.…”

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“…The results in the present study were much higher when compared to the results of Hosmani et al (1). Many studies in the literature have proposed higher accuracy rate of sex determination using mandibular canine index, when compared to the present study (12,13). But our results strictly support the use of DCI over MCI for better and reliable results.…”

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Discriminant canine index � a novel approach in sex determination

Kiran

Ramaswamy

Erva

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SummaryContext. Assessment of sex has significant contribution in construction of a physical profile of the decedent along with other parameters like race, stature and age. Sex determination with aid of skeletal remains is difficult procedure when, only a part of the body is obtainable. To solve this difficulty, tooth size standards based on odontometric data can be used in age and sex determination. The present study was undertaken with the objective to evaluate the reliability of sex determination using discriminant canine index (DCI). Methods. A total of 120 subjects, with healthy periodontium and between the age groups of 15 to 40 years were selected randomly. Subjects with hard tissue abnormalities were excluded from the study. The maximum mesiodistal widths of left mandibular canines were measured intraorally with the help of divider and digital vernier caliper. Data was collected and analyzed statistically. Results. A significant increase in the mesiodistal width of canines in males (7.21 ± 0.45 mm) when compared to females (6.77 ± 0.29 mm) was observed. The discriminant canine index (DCI) has identified 68.3% of males and 76.7% of females correctly with an overall accuracy rate of 72.5%. Conclusion. The present study indicated that the DCI can produce reliable results and can be used as an alternative for mandibular canine index (MCI), for sex determination.

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Odontometric sex discrimination in the herculaneum sample (79 AD, Naples, Italy), with application to juveniles

Viciano

Aguilera

D’Anastasio

et al. 2011

American J Phys Anthropol

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Sex determination of subadult skeletal remains with satisfactory accuracy represents one of the most important limitations of archaeological research and forensic practice. Teeth are one of the most durable physical elements of an individual that remain after death, and constitute a potential source of information about the biological sex of that individual. This study was based on the skeletal remains of 117 individuals from the ancient city of Herculaneum (Naples, Italy), victims of the eruption of the nearby volcano Vesuvius on 24/25 August, 79 AD. It has been possible to develop discriminant function formulae based on dental dimensions of adult individuals whose sex had previously been determined based on descriptive osteologic criteria. These formulae were subsequently applied to the permanent dentitions of immature individuals of the same population in order to estimate their sex. The results show that the canine is the tooth with the greatest sex dimorphism in adults, providing percentages of correct assignment of sex between 76.5% and 100% depending on the dimension used. Of the 30 subadult individuals in the target sample, estimation of sex was possible for 22 individuals. Sex assignments matched those determined from descriptive characteristics of the ilia and mandible in 73.33% of the cases. The results provide some optimism that this method may be applicable to juvenile archaeological samples.

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Odontometrical method useful in determining gender and dental alignment

Cited by 54 publications

References 7 publications

Odontometrics: a useful method for sex determination in an archaeological skeletal population?

Odontometrics: a useful method for sex determination in an archaeological skeletal population?

Discriminant canine index � a novel approach in sex determination

Odontometric sex discrimination in the herculaneum sample (79 AD, Naples, Italy), with application to juveniles

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