1Postgraduate student and Research Scholar, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, H.P. GDC, Shimla, India
2Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, H.P. GDC, Shimla, India
3Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, H.P. GDC, Shimla, India
4Postgraduate student and research scholar, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, H.P. GDC, Shimla, India
5Postgraduate student and research scholar, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, H.P. GDC, Shimla, India
6Postgraduate student and research scholar, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, H.P. GDC, Shimla, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Monika Rakha, Postgraduate student and Research Scholar, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, H.P. GDC, Shimla, India, E-mail: mrakha025@gmail.com, Contact : +91-
Online Published on 10 September, 2024.
The identification of skeletal remains is of paramount importance in medico-legal investigations. Identification of sex from skeletal remains is an important tool in forensic science. Mandibular ramus can be used for sex determination either on dry mandible or through orthopantomogram (OPG). Presence of a dense layer of compact bone makes it very durable and well preserved than many other bones. Mandibular ramus can be used to differentiate between sexes and it also expresses strong univariate sexual dimorphism.
The aim of the present study is to measure, compare, and evaluate various measurements of the mandibular ramus, observed in digital orthopantomographs and also to assess the usefulness of the mandibular ramus as an aid in gender determination.
A retrospective study is conducted using orthopantomographs of 50 subjects (25 males and 25 females) with age range between 21–50 years, taken using CS 8100 CARESTREAM Digital Panoramic machine (73 kVp, 12 mA, 13.9 s). This study is done using archival records from HPGDC, Shimla. Mandibular ramus measurements are carried out using GIMP 2.10.30 software.
In this study the data is tabulated and results are statistically analysed.
Panoramic Study, Sexual Dimorphism, Mandible, Ramus, Sex Determination
