Open AccessSexual dimorphism of enamel area, coronal dentin area, bicervical diameter and dentinoenamel junction scallop area in longitudinal ground section
Author(s) -
Wakambam Monalisa,
Ganganna Kokila,
Hidangmayum Denish Sharma,
Pillai Arun Gopinathan,
Okram Manoranjan Singh,
Shubha Kumaraswamy
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_182_18
Subject(s) - sexual dimorphism , coronal plane , enamel paint , scallop , dentin , section (typography) , geology , anatomy , orthodontics , dentistry , materials science , geometry , composite material , biology , medicine , mathematics , zoology , fishery , computer science , operating system
Sex determination plays an important role in forensics; several studies done using radiographs, model cast and animal teeth have shown that males possess larger tooth crown and more dentin than that of the females. As physical sectioning of tooth provides more accurate measurement of enamel thickness when compared with other methods, the present study was done to evaluate and compare enamel area (EA), coronal dentin area (CDA), bi-cervical diameter (BCD), average enamel thickness (AET) and dentinoenamel junction scallop area (DEJ-SA) in longitudinal ground sections of first premolars between males and females.