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Sex discriminatory effectiveness using combinations of root lengths and crown diameters
Author(s) -
Garn Stanley M.,
Cole Patricia E.,
Van Alstine Wallace L.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330500111
Subject(s) - crown (dentistry) , sexing , dentistry , orthodontics , root (linguistics) , mathematics , medicine , biology , bioinformatics , linguistics , philosophy
Using optical‐scanner (OPTOCOM) and radiogrammetric measurements on mandibular permanent teeth, root length alone affords sex‐discriminatory effectiveness equal to or exceeding conventional crown diameters. Combinations of root lengths and crown dimensions yield up to 80% accuracy in sexing with as few as two teeth, and discriminatory effectiveness of 87% with mandibular teeth alone.