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Blind Test of Mandibular Morphology with Sex Indicator in Subadult Mandibles

2008; Chilean Society of Anatomy; Volume: 26; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4067/s0717-95022008000400011

ISSN

0717-9502

Autores

Iván Suazo Galdames, Daniela Alejandra Zavando Matamala, Ricardo Luiz Smith,

Tópico(s)

Dental Radiography and Imaging

Resumo

Loth & Henneberg (2001) indicated that it was possible determine the sex with a high degree of accuracy (81%) in mandibles of children by observing the shape of the mandibular body.The purpose of this study was to evaluate in mandibles of Brazilians subadults the proposed method consistency; were used mandibles of 33 Brazilian children between 0 and 1 year of age, known sex, belonging to the collection of skulls of the Federal University Sao Paulo (UNIFESP).We performed a blind test in two sessions by one observer based on the parameters described by Loth & Henneberg.The results show between 57.5 and 60.5% of accuracy, being the most sensitive test for determining male (70%) than for females (38-46%).The results presented are lower than those reported by Loth & Henneberg and justify the need to assess the diagnostic methods of sex in subadults in specific populations.

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