Open AccessStature estimation using odontometry and skull anthropometry
Author(s) -
Shalini Kalia,
Shweta Shetty,
Karthikeya Patil,
VG Mahima
Publication year - 2008
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 - 10.4103/0970-9290.40471
Subject(s) - skull , anthropometry , sexual dimorphism , orthodontics , anterior teeth , cephalometry , mathematics , circumference , dentistry , linear regression , forensic dentistry , medicine , anatomy , statistics , geometry
To investigate the possibility of estimating height from odontometry and anthropometric data of the skull for the positive identification of height in forensic investigations concerned with fragmentary human remains.