Sex estimation in a Chilean population by mandibular analysis in cone beam computed tomography images.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sex estimation is the first stage in the identification of an individual in the forensic context, and can be carried out from bone structures like the mandible. The aim of this study was to estimate sex from metric analysis of the mandible in cone beam computed tomography images (CBCT) of adult Chilean individuals.

Methods

Six mandibular measurements were analysed, five linear and one angular, in CBCT of adult Chilean individuals of both sexes. ROC Curve analysis was performed, with cut-off points, and of the overall model quality. Univariate discriminant function analysis was used to determine the accuracy of each measurement for sex estimation. Multivariate discriminant function analysis, both directly and by steps, was used to obtain the predictive value of the

SUBMITTER: Ceballos F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11760667 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature