Assessment of the opening diameter of the incisive foramen as a parameter for gender and age estimation
Objective: To analyse the opening diameter of incisive foramen as a parameter for gender and age estimation by using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Material and Methods: After approval by the local research ethics committee, CBCT images were obtained from the dental database of a diagnostic...
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| author | Paulo Henrique Viana Pinto Maria Ângela Arêa Leão Ferraz Severino Cavalcante de Sousa Júnior Jean de Pinho Mendes André Luiz Ferreira Costa Sérgio Lúcio Pereira de Castro Lopes Antonione Santos Bezerra Pinto |
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Objective: To analyse the opening diameter of incisive foramen as a parameter for gender and age estimation by using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Material and Methods: After approval by the local research ethics committee, CBCT images were obtained from the dental database of a diagnostic centre and then selected. Images suggesting presence of periapical lesions and periodontal changes were excluded, as well as those of patients undergoing orthodontic treatment, with trauma to the mid-facial third, with cleft/lip palate, cranial or syndromic morphological changes, or even absence of one of the upper incisors. The images of male and female patients were distributed according to age groups (i.e. 10-30 years, 31-50 years, and 51 years or older) and then assessed twice and independently by three surgeon-dentists with experience in radiology by means of the XoranCat® software. The resulting data were tabulated and statistically analysed by using the SAS® software (version 2003) – PROC GLM for mixed generalised models – and Tukey’s test for comparison of the mean values at 5% significance level. Results: Considering the methodology used, the results have demonstrated no statistically significant difference in the method for gender estimation. However, it was observed that there was a gradual increase in the mean values as the age advances in the majority of the age groups for both males and females, with a statistically significant difference (P<0.05) regarding age estimation. Conclusion: The use of incisive foramen as a gender parameter has had a limited forensic value, but it is an innovative approach in the process of age estimation.
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Dentistry; Human identification; Anatomy; Computed tomography.
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| spelling | doaj-art-cd9ff602bfbd4e899c8f0f8c17e469ce2025-08-22T19:03:21ZengUniversidade Estadual PaulistaBrazilian Dental Science2178-60112017-12-0120410.14295/bds.2017.v20i4.1458Assessment of the opening diameter of the incisive foramen as a parameter for gender and age estimationPaulo Henrique Viana Pinto0Maria Ângela Arêa Leão Ferraz1Severino Cavalcante de Sousa Júnior2Jean de Pinho Mendes3André Luiz Ferreira Costa4Sérgio Lúcio Pereira de Castro Lopes5Antonione Santos Bezerra Pinto6Dentista formado pela Universidade Estadual do Piauí - UESPI, Parnaíba, PI - Brasil.Professora do curso de Odontologia da Universidade Estadual do Piauí - UESPI, Parnaíba, PI - Brasil.Zootecnista, Doutor em Zootecnia, professor adjunto no Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), Parnaíba, PI - Brasil.Professor do curso de Odontologia da Universidade Estadual do Piauí - UESPI, Parnaíba, PI - Brasil.Department of Orthodontics and Radiology, University of São Paulo City (UNICID), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.Professor Assistente Doutor Faculdade de Odontologia na Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" -UNESP-Campus São José dos Campos/SP.Professor do curso de Odontologia da Universidade Estadual do Piauí - UESPI, Parnaíba, PI - Brasil. Objective: To analyse the opening diameter of incisive foramen as a parameter for gender and age estimation by using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Material and Methods: After approval by the local research ethics committee, CBCT images were obtained from the dental database of a diagnostic centre and then selected. Images suggesting presence of periapical lesions and periodontal changes were excluded, as well as those of patients undergoing orthodontic treatment, with trauma to the mid-facial third, with cleft/lip palate, cranial or syndromic morphological changes, or even absence of one of the upper incisors. The images of male and female patients were distributed according to age groups (i.e. 10-30 years, 31-50 years, and 51 years or older) and then assessed twice and independently by three surgeon-dentists with experience in radiology by means of the XoranCat® software. The resulting data were tabulated and statistically analysed by using the SAS® software (version 2003) – PROC GLM for mixed generalised models – and Tukey’s test for comparison of the mean values at 5% significance level. Results: Considering the methodology used, the results have demonstrated no statistically significant difference in the method for gender estimation. However, it was observed that there was a gradual increase in the mean values as the age advances in the majority of the age groups for both males and females, with a statistically significant difference (P<0.05) regarding age estimation. Conclusion: The use of incisive foramen as a gender parameter has had a limited forensic value, but it is an innovative approach in the process of age estimation. Keywords Dentistry; Human identification; Anatomy; Computed tomography. https://ojs.ict.unesp.br/index.php/cob/article/view/1458 |
| spellingShingle | Paulo Henrique Viana Pinto Maria Ângela Arêa Leão Ferraz Severino Cavalcante de Sousa Júnior Jean de Pinho Mendes André Luiz Ferreira Costa Sérgio Lúcio Pereira de Castro Lopes Antonione Santos Bezerra Pinto Assessment of the opening diameter of the incisive foramen as a parameter for gender and age estimation Brazilian Dental Science |
| title | Assessment of the opening diameter of the incisive foramen as a parameter for gender and age estimation |
| title_full | Assessment of the opening diameter of the incisive foramen as a parameter for gender and age estimation |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the opening diameter of the incisive foramen as a parameter for gender and age estimation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the opening diameter of the incisive foramen as a parameter for gender and age estimation |
| title_short | Assessment of the opening diameter of the incisive foramen as a parameter for gender and age estimation |
| title_sort | assessment of the opening diameter of the incisive foramen as a parameter for gender and age estimation |
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