Gender Based Comparison of Intercanine Distance of Mandibular Permanent Canine in Different Populations

Teeth are the most indestructible part of the body, exhibit the least turnover of natural structure, are readily accessible for examination and do not need special dissection. Hence teeth provide excellent material in living and non- living populations for anthropological, genetic, odontological and forensic investigations. Amongst all the teeth, the mandibular canines are found to exhibit greatest sexual dimorphism. In the present study, inter canine distance of the mandibular canines was measured in 60 North Indian subjects (M: F: 30: 30) in the age group of 17–21 years. Inter canine distance of the Indian population was compared with that of different populations. It was found that in all the populations, inter canine distance of the males exceeded that of the females.