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ArticleCureus2024

Cephalometric Analysis of Maxillary Sinus for Gender Determination Using Lateral Cephalogram: A Novel Retrospective Study in the North Indian Population.

Ajay Kumar, Shailendra S Rana, Shreyas Gupta, Apurba Patra

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Ajay KumarForensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Bathinda, IND.
Shailendra S RanaDentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Bathinda, IND.
Shreyas GuptaDentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Bathinda, IND.
Apurba PatraAnatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Bathinda, IND.

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Abstract

backgroundUnderlying disorders of the maxillary sinus (MS), including a history of sinus surgeries, chronic sinusitis, or congenital anomalies can potentially impact sinus function and structure, necessitating careful evaluation and management. Moreover, intact sinuses are crucial in gender determination in forensic anthropology. The present study was undertaken to check the accuracy and reliability of MS in gender determination using morphometric parameters. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis retrospective study was carried out on 74 lateral cephalograms (37 males and 37 females) aged between 18 to 50 years from the North Indian population. The MS area was measured using a NewTom CBCT machine (NewTom, Imola, Italy) with slicer software. The anatomical landmarks for the sinus were identified, and the area was calculated in square millimeters (mm

resultsIn terms of surface area, females had a mean of 13,210.40 mm

conclusionThe MS area on lateral cephalograms shows significant sexual dimorphism. Overall, the findings suggest that the MS surface area can be a useful anatomical feature for distinguishing between male and female North Indian subjects, given the statistically significant difference and the good discriminative performance indicated by the ROC curve analysis.

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forensic anthropologylateral cephalogrammaxillary sinussex determinationsexual dimorphism

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PMID39221388
PMCPMC11366398

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