GENDER DETERMINATION BY ANALYSIS OF MENTAL FORAMEN USING CBCT: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Abstract

Forensic Odontology plays an important role in human identification when the information about the individual or mass
population is unavailable. The main purpose of this study was to determine sexual dimorphism by CBCT (3-D) analysis of
mental foramen among the population of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar district in Gujarat. A Retrospective study was
conducted using cone beam computed tomography of 120 subjects, of which 92 were included in the study with selection
criteria. The average measurements from the superior and the inferior borders of the mental foramen to the lower border of the
mandible (SBIBM and IBIBM respectively) were calculated in all age and gender groups. In this article, it shows bilateral
dimorphism in the distance between SBIBM and IBIBM in both the gender groups, determining it as an effective tool for
gender determination in radiology and forensic anthropology in any investigation or mass disaster cases.