Sidra Butt; Imtiaz Ahmed
Abstract
Background: The forensic anthropologists have been vastly studied the dimorphism in teeth, hair, pelvis, skull and in bone sizes.
Objectives: To investigate the gender dimorphic potential of cephalometric parameters. Materials and Methods: Thirteen angular and twenty-one linear lateral cephalometric ...
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Background: The forensic anthropologists have been vastly studied the dimorphism in teeth, hair, pelvis, skull and in bone sizes.
Objectives: To investigate the gender dimorphic potential of cephalometric parameters. Materials and Methods: Thirteen angular and twenty-one linear lateral cephalometric measurements were analyzed on randomly selected manual tracings of sixty-nine male and sixty-nine female cephalograms between the ages twenty to fifty years. Results: 91.3% males correctly classified in the data, on the basis of discriminant function we made, similarly, 97.1% females were correctly classified in their specific group by the help of this discriminant function. The percentage of skulls correctly classified with this function was 94.2%.
Conclusions: 94.2% of original grouped cases correctly classified. For higher results extensive research with large sample size and both linear and angular cranial dimorphic traits for gender identification is proposed.
Sidra Butt; Imtiaz Ahmed
Abstract
Background: In orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning assessment of an individual’s facial skeletal pattern in vertical, sagittal and transverse direction is prevalent. Dental compensation is the reverse of skeletal disharmony.
Objectives: This study has correlated the position of mandibular ...
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Background: In orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning assessment of an individual’s facial skeletal pattern in vertical, sagittal and transverse direction is prevalent. Dental compensation is the reverse of skeletal disharmony.
Objectives: This study has correlated the position of mandibular incisors inclination with different facial types and with the mandibular symphyseal morphology.
Materials and Methods: The sample consisted of 100 Pakistani patients of two different age groups i.e. adolescents up to 12 years and audlts up to 22 years on which R–angle, Li–MP, B–MP, Li–MP, symphyseal width (W) and depth (D) were measured.
Results: No correlation was found between Li–MP and R–angle, B–MP, Li–MP, and W except with the D i.e. symphyseal depth.
Conclusions: No significant association observed between lower incisor inclination, different facial types, and symphyseal morphology except with the depth of the symphysis. Slight correlation of differential jaw growth and dental changes with age are coincidental events with no relationship.