CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CBCT) IN GENDER DETERMINATION THROUGH MENTAL FORAMEN POSITION IN AN EGYPTIAN POPULATION SAMPLE (A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY) | ||
| Alexandria Dental Journal | ||
| Article 4, Volume 45, Issue 2, August 2020, Pages 19-23 PDF (204.56 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/adjalexu.2020.86765 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Esraa A. Elmekkawy* 1; Yousria S. Gaweesh2; Rania A. Fahmy3; Wael M. Safwat4 | ||
| 1Instructor at Periodontology, Oral Medicine & Oral radiology department, faculty of dentistry, Alexandria university. | ||
| 2Professor at Periodontology, Oral Medicine & Oral radiology department, faculty of dentistry, Alexandria university. | ||
| 3Lecturer at Periodontology, Oral Medicine & Oral radiology department, faculty of dentistry, Alexandria university. | ||
| 4Assistant Professor at Oral radiology department, faculty of dentistry, Mansoura university. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction: Identification and determination of gender of unknown human skeletal remains has been one of the most challenging tasks for forensic dentistry. Objective: To assess the role of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in gender determination through the measurements of the location of the mental foramen in in a sample of the Egyptian population. Material and Methods: Two measurements were performed in 200 CBCT images 2 measurements were performed; distance from the upper border of mental foramen to the lower border of the mandible and distance from the lower border of mental foramen to the lower border of the mandible in the right side of each CBCT image. Obtained data were statistically analyzed using t-test to compare between the two genders. Results: The two measurements were significantly higher in males. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| CBCT; gender determination; linear measurements; mental foramen | ||
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