A retrospective study of sexual dimorphism based on frontal sinus assessment

International Journal of Forensic Odontology Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.4103/ijfo.ijfo_15_21

Sheetal Sharma, J. Shah

{"title":"A retrospective study of sexual dimorphism based on frontal sinus assessment","authors":"Sheetal Sharma, J. Shah","doi":"10.4103/ijfo.ijfo_15_21","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Person recognition via radiographs has always been a fertile ground for deciphering skeletal developmental patterns and yielding promising results. This study was performed to evaluate the uniqueness and reliability of the frontal sinus by comparing various parameters on the digital posteroanterior skull radiographs for sex identification. Materials and Methods: The present study comprised digital posteroanterior radiographs and frontal sinus was analyzed for morphometric parameters by Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 extended in 30 subjects (15 males and 15 females) aged between 18 and 40 years. The comparison of values was done and accuracy of sex determination was assessed. Results: Statistically significant difference was found. The mean values for length, width, and area of the left frontal sinus were found to be higher in males as compared to females. Conclusion: The frontal sinus provides average accuracy in sex determination as it is unique to every individual and ultimately this can aid in human identification. Posterioanterior skull radiographs have proven to be a potential valid tool for individual identification.","PeriodicalId":426743,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forensic Odontology","volume":"91 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Forensic Odontology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ijfo.ijfo_15_21","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Purpose: Person recognition via radiographs has always been a fertile ground for deciphering skeletal developmental patterns and yielding promising results. This study was performed to evaluate the uniqueness and reliability of the frontal sinus by comparing various parameters on the digital posteroanterior skull radiographs for sex identification. Materials and Methods: The present study comprised digital posteroanterior radiographs and frontal sinus was analyzed for morphometric parameters by Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 extended in 30 subjects (15 males and 15 females) aged between 18 and 40 years. The comparison of values was done and accuracy of sex determination was assessed. Results: Statistically significant difference was found. The mean values for length, width, and area of the left frontal sinus were found to be higher in males as compared to females. Conclusion: The frontal sinus provides average accuracy in sex determination as it is unique to every individual and ultimately this can aid in human identification. Posterioanterior skull radiographs have proven to be a potential valid tool for individual identification.

查看原文本刊更多论文

基于额窦评估的两性异形的回顾性研究

目的:通过x线照片进行人体识别一直是破译骨骼发育模式的沃土，并产生了有希望的结果。本研究通过比较数字颅骨前位x线片上的各种参数来评估额窦的独特性和可靠性。材料和方法:本研究包括数字后前方x线片和额窦的形态参数分析，采用Adobe®Photoshop®CS3扩展，30名年龄在18至40岁之间的受试者(15名男性和15名女性)。进行了数值比较，并评估了性别测定的准确性。结果:差异有统计学意义。左额窦的长度、宽度和面积的平均值男性高于女性。结论:额窦在性别确定方面提供了平均准确性，因为它对每个个体都是独一无二的，最终可以帮助人类识别。颅骨后前位x线片已被证明是一种潜在的有效的个体识别工具。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

International Journal of Forensic Odontology

自引率

0.00%

发文量