Forensic Study on Sex Identification Using Radiographic Morphometric Evaluation of Frontal Sinus

To identify the sex of individuals using frontal sinus parameters. Identification using radiographs has evolved and has acquired an important forensic medicine and odontology, especially when there is no information on DNAand fingerprint. Further determining the gender from the fossil remains such as defleshed skull, a major role is played by lateral cephalograms, posterio-anterior and Paranasal sinus radiographs

The research group involved 50 patients in the age group of 20–50 years which comprised of 25 men and 25 women drawn from OPD of IDS College and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar. The ethical protocol was followed, and complete clinical examination was conducted on all patient registered for study, after procurement of informed consent. The evaluation of frontal sinus was done using Digital posterio-anterior radiograph. Radiographic digital images were imported to the IMAGEWORK CR 13.01 software, and later area of the frontal sinus was evaluated.

In both men and women, as the age increased as compared to right side there was rise in area of the left frontal sinus. In comparing the width of the sinuses in males both the sides increased simultaneously as compared to females in which there was increase only in middle age. As compared to females’ males have larger frontal sinus. In both men and women the mean measurement of left side frontal sinus was larger than the right side.

In identification of sex, the areas of frontal sinus and logistic regression technique proved to be needful. This will help to identify gender between male and females through frontal sinus.