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Sudeendra Prabhu¹, Ashith B Acharya, Mahadevayya V Muddapur

¹Department of Oral Pathology, S.D.M. College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad 580009, Karnataka, India.

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Tooth crown measurements can help estimate stature in forensic identification, but are less accurate than other body parts. This study found a moderate correlation, suggesting dentition is a supplementary tool for stature estimation.

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Area of Science:

Forensic Anthropology
Odontology
Human Identification

Background:

Estimating stature is crucial for identifying human remains.
Traditional methods use skeletal elements like long bones.
The use of dentition for stature estimation is underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the utility of tooth crown dimensions in stature prediction.
To determine the correlation between dental measurements and stature.

Main Methods:

Collected buccolingual and mesiodistal tooth crown dimensions from 95 adults.
Used ridge regression analysis due to multicollinearity among dental variables.
Correlated dental measurements with stature.

Main Results:

21 of 56 tooth crown variables showed a statistically significant correlation with stature.
Ridge regression revealed a moderate correlation (R = 0.68) between dentition and stature.
The derived equation had a standard error of estimate (SEE) of 8.09 cm.

Conclusions:

Tooth crown dimensions offer a moderate but statistically significant correlation to stature.
Dentition is less accurate for stature estimation compared to other body parts.
Dental measurements can serve as a supplementary method in stature reconstruction.