Evaluation of Frontal Sinus Index in Establishing Sex Dimorphism Using Three-Dimensional Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Northern Saudi Arabian Population
作者机构：Department of Preventive DentistryCollege of DentistryJouf UniversitySakakaKingdom of Saudi Arabia Department of Oral Medicine and RadiologyCollege of DentistryJouf UniversitySakakaKingdom of Saudi Arabia
出 版 物：《Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine》 (法庭科学与法医学杂志（英文）)
年 卷 期：2022年第8卷第1期
页 面：1-5页
主 题：Discriminant function analysis forensic anthropology frontal sinus index sex dimorphism three-dimensional cone beam computed tomography
摘 要：Purpose:Identification of sex of unknown people becomes important in situations of mass *** studies have shown that morphological characteristic of frontal sinus is distinctive to particular individual and hence,literature suggests that it can be used in establishing identification of a ***,few researches have concluded that,its use in detennining sexual dimorphism is ***:This study aimed to evaluate frontal sinus index using cone beam computed tomography(CBCT)and differentiate sex dimorphism based on the index *** and Methods:A retrospective cross-sectional study was undertaken using three-dimensional-CBCT *** simple random sampling method,150 scans were selected,out of which 74 were of male and 76 were of female within the age group of20-64 *** frontal sinus width and the height were measured,and the ratio was taken as frontal sinus *** index was correlated to the differentiation of *** were analyzed using SPSS,and sex dimorphism was assessed using discriminant function ***:The mean height of the frontal sinus in both males and females was 30.12±7.6 mm and 30.14±7.8 mm,*** mean width of frontal sinus in males(13.39±3.6 mm)was slightly more than that of females(12.06±3 mm).Conclusion:The parameter frontal sinus index measured using CBCT was found to be a contributing factor in sex determination in forensic identification within the sample population.
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