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ANALYSIS OF GENDER USING FACIAL HEIGHT MEASUREMENT IN CHENNAI POPULATION - A SHORT STUDY

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S. Dhivya , Dr. Abirami Arthanari
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.s2.176

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Aim and Objective: To calculate the nasal height with the help of vernier calliper. Background: One of the most understudied and fascinating areas of forensic science is forensic odontology, which focuses on identifying people by identifying distinctive characteristics in their dental structures. According to the Federation Dentaire Internationale, forensic odontology is "that discipline of dentistry, which deals with the proper evaluation and presentation of dental findings in the legal system."One of the crucial anthropometric measurements for determining the sex and ethnicity of a person of uncertain identity is the human nose. Since the nasal measurement is one of the anthropometric indicators accepted in nasal surgery as well as care, it has considerable relevance in anthropological investigations. Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted in the department of Forensic Odontology. Measurements were taken in the department of Forensic Odontology using Vernier calliper. About 25 males and 25 females between the ages of 18- 70 made up the sample pool. For additional analysis, the data was moved to SPSS programme. Results: The mean and standard deviation for the nasal height for Males and Females were 5.544±0.229mm and 5.49±0.242mm respectively.The p value was shown to be 0.515, indicating that there is no discernible difference between males and females in terms of nasal height. Conclusion: From this study it is indicated that male have more nasal height compared to that of the female.The results of this study indicated that nasal bone has a good potential for sexual determination.

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