Indian Journal of Forensic Odontology

An attempt has been made in the present study to determine sex on the basis of metric observations pertaining to the cranio-facial region. A total of 150 adult completely dry crania (75 males and 75 females) were measured for eighteen measurements following standard craniometric technique, from various educational and medical institutes,Results of the present study reveal that there exists a highly significant sex difference in all the measurements (at 0,01% level)except for Palatal breadth and orbital height. The study suggests that metric observations are relatively more reliable than the non-metric ones.

Key Words: metric observations, Cranio-facial dimensions, sex differences

The aim of this study is to ascertain whether lip prints behold the potential for sex identification. Study sample included 40 males and 40 females whose lip prints were recorded with help of lip stick. Lip prints were classified into 4 types based on Tsuchihashi classification for sex identification. If type I and II patterns was present, they were classified as females. If type III and IV patterns were present, they were classified as males. Out of 40 males, 34 were correctly identified as males and out of 40 females, 33 were correctly identified as females. If the sex of the person who committed the crime is known, it is easy to shortlist the suspects. Although determining sex with lip prints is not an accurate method, it can be useful as a supplementary method.

Keywords: Cheiloscopy, Lip prints, Sex identification

Age is one of the essential factors in establishing the identity of a person. Dental age can be assessed according to developmental traits such as mineralization, gingival emergence, quantification of cementum layers or narrowing of pulpal space. Degenerative changes such as dental attrition or periodontal recession also show a correlation with chronological age. Furthermore, a variety of parameters such as fluorescence intensity and density of dentin, racemization of aspartic acid or dentin sclerosis help to evaluate age related conversion of dental tissues that can be used in age estimation. The aim of present review is to highlight various methods of dental age estimation.

Key words: Forensic science, age estimation, dental age

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