1Associate Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune
2Associate Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Army College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
3Associate Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital Narhe, Pune. (Maharashtra State)
4Associate Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Rural Medical College, Loni. (Maharashtra State)
5Professor & Head, Dept of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital Narhe, Pune. (Maharashtra State)
6Registrar, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik. (Maharashtra State)
This retrospective observational study was undertaken to study sexual dimorphism in 108 adult human skulls (58 Male and 50 Female skulls) of known sex of population of Maharashtra from Palate dimensions. Palatal Length (PL) and Palatal Breadth (PB) were measured in millimeters (mm) with sliding Vernier Calipers. The values of range, mean, standard deviation, calculated range (mean±3SD), were obtained in univariate analysis. Subsequently Demarking Point (DP) and Identification Point (IP) were derived. The mean and range of PL of males (Mean-44.91 mm, Range 37–54 mm) was higher than that of females (Mean-42.9 mm, Range 34–53 mm) with significant difference (P<0.0001). Similarly the mean and range of PB of males (Mean-35.31 mm, Range 3240 mm) was higher than that of females (Mean-33.94 mm, Range 27–40 mm) with significant difference (P<0.001). Percentage of skulls identified by Identification Point (IP) and Demarking Point (DP) of palatal breadth in females was more as compared to palatal length. Similarities were found on comparing the present study with the previous studies.
Sexual Dimorphism, Palatal length, Palatal breadth, Skull, Univariate
