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Ankita Singh¹, Gadiputi Sreedhar¹, Jiji George¹

¹Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Journal of Forensic Dental Sciences

|April 17, 2018

Summary

Craniofacial measurements like facial height and interzygomatic width can help determine gender. These physical anthropometric methods offer accurate human identification in forensic medicine.

Keywords:

Facial height gender estimation intercanthal width interzygomatic width physical anthropometry

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Area of Science:

Forensic Anthropology
Human Identification
Craniometry

Background:

Gender determination is crucial in forensic medicine for positive human identification.
Physical anthropology methods offer high accuracy for identification and gender estimation.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine gender using physical anthropometric methods on craniofacial variables.
Investigate the utility of specific facial measurements for sex differentiation.

Main Methods:

A cross-sectional study involving 100 individuals (50 males, 50 females).
Physical anthropometry was used to measure facial height, nasion-to-menton distance, interzygomatic arch width, and intercanthal width.
Digital sliding calipers and repeated measurements ensured data accuracy.

Main Results:

Males exhibited significantly greater facial height, pronasale-to-menton distance, and interzygomatic width compared to females.
Intercanthal width showed no significant difference between genders.
Positive correlations were observed between several craniofacial measurements.

Conclusions:

Craniofacial features can serve as effective diagnostic markers for gender identification.
These measurements can be utilized interchangeably in forensic analysis.