Open AccessIntercanine width as a tool in two dimensional reconstruction of face: An aid in forensic dentistry
Author(s) -
Peeyush Shivhare,
Lata Shankarnarayan,
Sowbhagya Malligere Basavaraju,
Ashish Gupta,
Vinitra Vasan,
Usha Jambunath
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/0975-1475.150290
Subject(s) - calipers , orthodontics , medicine , anterior teeth , face (sociological concept) , dentistry , mathematics , geometry , social science , sociology
Dental evidence is a valuable tool in identifying individuals, especially when disasters befall. Reference points in faciomaxillary region such as interpupillary distance, intercanthal distance, interalar distance and bizygomatic width can significantly contribute toward reconstruction of two-dimensional (2D) facial profiles. This study was researched upon to determine the relationship between the maxillary intercanine width and the different reference points of the face.