Open AccessSex Determination of Human Mandible Using Metrical Parameters
Author(s) -
S R Mangala Gowri
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/7621.3728
Subject(s) - mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , sexual dimorphism , calipers , limiting , population , orthodontics , biology , dentistry , anatomy , medicine , mathematics , genus , zoology , geometry , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Determination of sex from an unknown human bone is an important role in forensic and anthropology field. The mandible is the largest and hardest facial bone, that commonly resist post mortem damage and forms an important source of information about sexual dimorphism.