Dental Tissues As Forensic Tool In Gender Determination
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Dental Advancements - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Forensic odontology plays an important role in human identification by using dental evidence. Characteristics of teeth remain unchanged even after exposure to extreme environmental conditions for longer duration, which make teeth as an excellent material for forensic investigations. One of the most important steps in the process of human identification is gender determination. In some situations where the bodies are mutilated beyond recognition, dental remains help in establishing the gender of such victims. This article reviews the importance of the role of dentition in gender determination using clinical methods like measuring the mesiodistal and buccolingual dimensions of the teeth for differentiating sex, importance of permanent canine teeth and their dimorphism, morphological features of the tooth crown or root, microscopic study of X and Y chromosomes and usefulness of genetic markers along with advanced techniques like polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in gender determination.
Authors and Affiliations
Gouri P, Pavan G Kulkarni, Shyam Prasad Reddy D, Keerthi M
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP485369
- DOI 10.5866/2016.8.10037
- Views 70
- Downloads 0
Fix Smile for a While: An Esthetic Rehabilitation with Groper’s Appliance - Two Case Reports
Esthetic rehabilitation of a preschooler with advanced carious lesions or a trauma is the mainstay of pediatric dental practice. Parental desire is the most decisive factor for the placement of an anterior esthetic appli...
Management of Epulis Fissuratum Using Cryosurgery - A Case Report
The aim of the present case report is to present a case showing the treatment of Epulis fissuratum in relation to an ill-fitting denture treated with nitrous oxide cryosurgery. Epulis fissuratum associated with an ill-fi...
Orofacial Manifestations of Encephalotrigeminal Angiomatosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Sturge–Weber syndrome (SWS), also called as encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, is a sporadically occurring neurocutaneous syndrome caused by persistence of transitory primordial arteriovenous connection of the fetal intra...
Early Treatment of Class II Division 1 Malocclusion by Modified Teuscher Activator with Lip Bumper: A Case Series
Context: Class II malocclusion is considered as one of the most prevalent types of malocclusion encountered in routine orthodontic practice and described by an improper relationship among the upper and lower jaws caused...
Tooth Jewellery: Fashion and Dentistry go Hand in Hand
Fashion is an ever changing world and the rules of this dynamics can also be applied to dentistry. However, decades back dentistry was something that was restricted only with pain, fear and discomfort. But gradually time...