Review
Key words: Age estimation; adults; non-invasive method; invasive method
Volume 2024: Volume: 3: Issue: 1
Sex Determination in Forensic Dentistry
Visalachi
Graduate student, Department of oral medicine & Radiology, Sri RamachandraInstitute of Higher Education.
Address for Correspondence:
Dr.Visalachi ,Graduate student,
Address:Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education, Chennai.
Email address:visalachi26@gmail.com
Abstract
Gender estimation plays an important role in the field of anthropology and forensic sciences.Forensic odontologists can determine the gender of the remains using teeth and skull traits Various features of teeth such as morphology, crown size, and root length are characteristics of male and female sexes.There are also differences in the skull pattern and skull traits of the two sexes. These will help forensic odontologists to identifythe sex of the remains.The aim of this review is to enlist all the metric features available to distinguish betweenthe genders.
Key words
Sex determination; forensic gender; forensic odontology
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How to cite this article: Visalachi.Sex Determination in Forensic Dentistry.IntJOralRehab2024;3(1):12-17