Evaluation of Mandibular Anatomical Formation for Gender Determination in Turkish Population

Abstract

Background/Aim: Gender determination is one of the most challenging tasks in medico-legal research and forensic dentistry. Several skeletal components are investigated for this purpose and the mandible is one of them. The mandible has several specific anatomical features. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of measurements related to the mental foramen, gonial angle and antegonial angle on gender determination using digital panoramic radiographs.

Keywords

• forensic dentistry
• sex determination analysis
• mental foramen
• gonial angle
• antegonial angle
• panoramic radiography