Interrelationships and Sex Differences of Dental and Skeletal Measurements

Abstract

Mandibular canine width and eruption age permit as high a degree of sex discrimination as do skeletal dimensions. Hence, canine width could be useful for sex determinations in forensic dentistry. Canine width and eruption age were not related, but in males both were related to the amount of canine separation. In females the absence of the fifth cusp in mandibular first molars was related to small canine width and to a late cessation of skeletal growth.

Gender Determination Using Diagonal Measurements of Maxillary Molar and Canine Teeth in Davangere Population

“…The results were in accordance with various other studies revealing clear dimorphic differences between male and female teeth [6,10].…”

Establishment of Sexual Dimorphism in North Indian Population by Odontometric Study of Permanent Maxillary Canine

“…The dimensions of canine teeth were studied by several methods which include Moire's topography and Fourier's analysis and measurement of linear dimensions, such as mesiodistal width, buccolingual width and incisocervical height [15]. The use of Moire's topography and Fourier's analysis were limited to small samples whereas measurements of linear dimensions of canine teeth was employed in a large population because it is simple, reliable, inexpensive and easy to perform [7,16].…”

Periodontist’s Role In Forensic Odontology

“…The tooth showing the greatest sexual dimorphism is the mandibular cuspid. Anderson 11 noted the mesio-distal diameter of cuspid is less than 6.7 mm in females, whereas a measurement is greater than 7 mm in male. The maxillary cuspids also show sexual differences with root lengths being on the average 3 mm longer in males.…”