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ArticleDentistry journal2023

Palatal Rugae as a Discriminating Factor in Determining Sex: A New Method Applicable in Forensic Odontology?

Andrea Trizzino, Pietro Messina, Fabio Massimo Sciarra, Stefania Zerbo, Antonella Argo, Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina

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Article in Dentistry journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrea TrizzinoDepartment of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Pietro MessinaDepartment of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Fabio Massimo SciarraDepartment of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Stefania ZerboDepartment of Promotion of Health, Maternal-child, Internal Medicine and Specialist of Excellence "G. D'Alessandro" University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Antonella ArgoDepartment of Promotion of Health, Maternal-child, Internal Medicine and Specialist of Excellence "G. D'Alessandro" University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9964-0184
Giuseppe Alessandro ScardinaDepartment of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7305-530X
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study is a new method that can help to identify the sex through the study of palatal rugae, comparing sagittal sections of the hard palate using Cartesian coordinates and evaluating the assistance given by digital technology and its applicability in this method. In this study, 57 digital impressions were examined and divided in two groups based on sex. Results: 2223 impression sections were studied and 145 coordinates that were present with a frequency greater than 50% in one or both groups were obtained: 52 discriminating traits (DT) in the male group, 29 discriminating traits in the female group, and 64 common traits (CT). The DTs in the female group showed no statistically significant difference from the same coordinates in the male one (

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forensic dentistrypalatal rugaesex

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