Open AccessTo evaluate the accuracy of various dental parameters used for the gender determination in Nagpur District population
Author(s) -
Swapnil N. Patil,
Sushil Naik,
Seema Kamble,
Vandana Kokane
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.176918
Subject(s) - molar , dentistry , medicine , maxillary canine , context (archaeology) , orthodontics , forensic odontology , forensic dentistry , population , crown (dentistry) , mandibular canine , biology , paleontology , environmental health
Gender determination is considered an important step in reconstructing the biological profile of unknown individuals from the forensic context. Assessment of sex differences from human remains will be of immense help as it would narrow down fields of search to 50 %.