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عنوان	Mandibular and maxillary canine as a tool for sex determination
نوع پژوهش	مقاله چاپ شده
کلیدواژه‌ها	forensic anthropology, sex determination, mandibular and maxillary canines
چکیده	Teeth measurement assist in the forensic and anthropological investigation to estimate age, confirm sex and race of a person. Maximum resistance to change in a natural disaster and also the most level of sexual dimorphism in canines makes them important in mentioned fields. Materials and Methods: During this study, an effort has been created to determine the sex of a person by using Canine Index (CI) which calculated for mandibular and maxillary canines. Mesio-distal (MD) breadth of canines and also the respective inter-canine distances (ICD) were tested using the independent samples t-test revealed significant sex dimorphism among the 100 individuals (50 males and 50 females) of Iranian population in the age group of 18-35 years. Conclusion: It is evident from our study that the maxillary canine index (MaxCI) is a valuable tool for determining sex.
پژوهشگران	سمیه سامه سالاری (نفر سوم)، ام.ار گانگادهار (نفر دوم)، کوهیار محسن پور (نفر اول)