Forensic Dentistry as an Analysis Tool for Sex Estimation: A Review of Current Techniques

Dennis Heng; Scheila Manica; Ademir Franco

doi:10.2147/RRFMS.S334796

Forensic Dentistry as an Analysis Tool for Sex Estimation: A Review of Current Techniques

Dennis Heng (Lead / Corresponding author), Scheila Manica, Ademir Franco

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Abstract

Sex estimation is an integral part of the forensic human identification process. Determining the sex of an unknown deceased victim helps with the dental profiling process, as only missing persons of the same sex need to be considered for identification. Nowadays, methods that are commonly used in dental sex estimation have either low accuracy or reliability or require complex equipment or tools to perform. Forensic tools for dental sex determination can broadly be categorised into metric, non-metric, and biochemical methods. This paper provides an in-depth review into the existing methods for dental sex estimation and presents the strengths and limitations of each method. It will also briefly discuss prospective developments in the field of dental sex estimation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-39
Number of pages	15
Journal	Research and Reports in Forensic Medical Science
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2147/RRFMS.S334796
Publication status	Published - 16 Dec 2022

Keywords

dental sex estimation
sexual dimorphism
human identification
forensic dentistry

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