Khaitan Tanya, Kabiraj Arpita, Ginjupally Uday, Jain Ritika
Department of Dentistry, Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, Berhampore, West Bengal 742101, India.
Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Index Institute of Dental Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452016, India.
Int J Dent. 2017;2017:7026796. doi: 10.1155/2017/7026796. Epub 2017 Mar 8.
. Radiography is important in forensic odontology for the identification of humans. The maxillary sinus is the largest of the paranasal sinuses and first to develop. Sinus radiography has been used for identification of skeletal remains and determination of gender. Hence, the aim and objectives of the present study were to establish a new method for gender determination using maxillary sinus index from lateral cephalometric radiographs and to establish the reliability of maxillary sinus for gender determination. . A total of 50 adult digital lateral cephalometric radiographs (25 males and 25 females) were included in the study. The maxillary sinus analysis was performed on these radiographs using the height and width measurement tools of Sidexis XG software. Maxillary sinus index was calculated, discriminant function analysis performed, and discriminant equation derived for determination of gender. . The mean maxillary sinus height and width were found to be higher in males, whereas the maxillary sinus index was greater in females. The discriminant function analysis derived in the study was able to differentiate the sex groups with sensitivity of 68% and specificity of 76%. . From the results of the present study, it may be concluded that morphometric analysis of maxillary sinus can be used as a reliable tool in gender determination.
放射摄影在法医牙科学中对于人类身份识别很重要。上颌窦是鼻旁窦中最大的，也是最先发育的。鼻窦放射摄影已被用于骨骼遗骸的身份识别和性别的判定。因此，本研究的目的是利用头颅侧位片上的上颌窦指数建立一种新的性别判定方法，并确定上颌窦用于性别判定的可靠性。本研究共纳入50张成人数字化头颅侧位片（25名男性和25名女性）。使用Sidexis XG软件的高度和宽度测量工具对这些片子进行上颌窦分析。计算上颌窦指数，进行判别函数分析，并推导用于性别判定的判别方程。结果发现男性的上颌窦平均高度和宽度更高，而女性的上颌窦指数更大。本研究中得出的判别函数分析能够区分性别组，敏感性为68%，特异性为76%。从本研究结果可以得出结论，上颌窦的形态计量分析可作为性别判定的可靠工具。
