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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfo.0974.505X.15222.2

Abstract

Aim & Objectives: To assess the dimensions of Occipital Condyle (OC) in three different age groups and to gender. Materials and Method: 60 CBCT volumes acquired from the dental archives were used. Using Planmeca Romexis software, Height of OC: Longest line drawn ascending from Condylar cartilage to the hypoglossal canal on the coronal section. Condylar Sagittal angle: long axis of the Condyle & the sagittal midline on the coronal section. Width of OC: Widest line drawn to the mid-point of the long axis of the OC on the axial section. Length of OC: Longest axis of the OC on the sagittal section. Results: The collected data were analysed with IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 23.0. (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp). The parameters of height, width, length of OC and Condylar sagittal angle had a statistically significant ‘p’ value which was a boon to the present study. Conclusion: The morphometric variables such as height, width, length of OC & Condylar-Sagittal angle could serve as reliable tool in gender and age determination in Forensics.

Keywords : CBCT; Occipital Condyles; Condyle; Occipital bone; Forensics.

Corresponding Author : N Alice Josephine Rani, Post Graduate student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research Institute, Chennai 600095, Tamil Nadu, India.alice.nevis@yahoo.com