Morphometric evaluation of the styloid process of the temporal bone as an aid in age and sex discrimination – A retrospective digital panaromic study
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Maxillofacial Imaging - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction Maxillofacial radiology plays a significant role in forensic anthropology for age and sex discrimination in case of mass disasters Anatomically Styloid process is bony structure cylindrical in shape arises from the temporal bone which tapers gradually towards apex A careful clinical and radiological examination can lead to early detection of its length anatomic variations and elongation Therefore morphometric analysis of length of the styloid process can be one of the adjuvant tools for age and sex discrimination in forensic anthropologyAim To evaluate the length and anatomic variations of the styloid process as an aid in age and sex discrimination using digital panaromic radiographsMaterials and Methods Digital panaromic radiographs of 3800 individuals were randomly taken from private diagnostic clinics databaseAll the panaromic radiographs were evaluated for the radiographic length and anatomic variations of the styloid process bilaterally using measuring tool inbuild in the software The obtained data was analyzed using SPSS software version 210Results The mean lengths of the styloid processes were statistically significant as the age advances and also in males and females bilaterally p value 0Conclusion The morphometric evaluation of the styloid process of the temporal bone can be used as an adjuvant in age and sex discrimination using digital panaromic radiographKeywords Digital panaromic radiography Eagles syndrome Forensic anthropology Morphometric analysis Styloid process
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Varsha Kanjani, Abha Rani, Deepak Kanjani
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- DOI 10.18231/2581-3838.2018.0030
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