Title 

Mandibular Canine Index: A Tool for Sexual Dimorphism.

Authors 

Nitin S Barmate, Vinod Bhalerao, Sarah Al Hinawi, Prerna Sahare

Abstract 

Background: Gender estimation is an important aspect of personal identification and, has an immense forensic relevance. The mandibular canines have a mean age of eruption of 10.87 years and are lest affected than other teeth by periodontal diseases. Mandibular canines to exhibit the greatest sexual dimorphism among all teeth. Materials and methods: Total 91 subjects including 2nd year MBBS students were studied out, of which 49 were male and 42 were female. Results: All the male and female students were 18 - 21 yrs. Mesiodistal widths of right and left mandibular and maxillary canines were measured intraorally with the help of digital vernier caliper accurate to 0.1 mm along with Inter-canine distance or width. Conclusion: The mesiodistal width of mandibular canines significantly greater in males than females and Standard canine Index for right and left mandible can be used as a tool for sex prediction.

 Keywords

Mesiodistal widths, Inter-canine distance, Mandibular Canine Index, Sexual dimorphism. Background

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