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Biological profiling using the human mandible.

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  • 1Centre for Forensic and Legal Medicine and Dentistry, DD1 4HN, University of Dundee, UK.

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The mandible is a reliable indicator for determining sex in skeletal remains. While useful for estimating age and ancestry, its correlation with stature is not statistically significant.

Area of Science:

  • Forensic Anthropology
  • Bioarchaeology
  • Paleopathology

Background:

  • Skeletal remains are crucial for identifying the deceased when soft tissue is absent.
  • Establishing a biological profile from skeletal remains aids medicolegal investigations.
  • The mandible is a robust and identifiable bone, valuable for constructing biological profiles.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review the literature on the mandible's utility in biological profile construction.
  • To assess the mandible's value in estimating sex, age, ancestry, and stature.
  • To provide guidance for forensic investigations using mandibular analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature review of studies published before 2021.
  • Searched major scientific databases (PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, LILACS).
Keywords:
AgeAncestryMandibleProfilingSex

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  • Included cross-sectional studies, assessed risk of bias, and analyzed data descriptively.

    • Main Results:

    • The mandible is highly reliable for sex estimation.
    • Age and sex were the most studied characteristics; ancestry and stature were least explored.
    • Metric analysis was the predominant method; no significant correlation was found between mandible and stature.

    Conclusions:

    • The mandible is a dependable element for sex estimation in forensic anthropology.
    • Caution is advised when relying solely on morphological assessments of the mandible.
    • This review offers insights into estimating age, sex, and ancestry from mandibular evidence.