Odontometric Approach for Stature EstimationinSouth Indian Population: A Cross Sectional Analysis

Background: Forensic Odontology is the study of teeth, in the interest of justice, which deals withproperhandlingand examination of dental evidence and with the proper evaluation and presentation of dental findings. At times, skull or facial remains only are brought for examination as well as identification in medicolegal practice. Aimsand Objectives: To establish the relationship of the stature of person with odontometric parameterslikeInterCanine width and Inter Premolar width of maxillary arch as well to obtain a linear regressionformulaforstatureestimation. Study Design: Cross Sectional Study. Place of Study: Study was conducted in the department of ForensicMedicine, Government Medical College Mahbubnagar State Telangana. Materials and Methods: Thepresent studyconsists of a cross-sectional sample of 192 subjects (96 males and 96 females) aged from19 to26years. Staturewasmeasured using the stadio-meter, Maxillary Intercanine distance was measured as horizontal distancebetweenthecusps tips of maxillary right canine to the cusp tip of left canine. Maxillary Interpremolar distancewasmeasuredas the horizontal distance between the buccal cusp tips of maxillary first premolar fromright sidetomaxillaryfirst premolar from left side. Observation and Discussion: Regression equation of Male stature onICLengthStature= 100.758 + 1.8286* IC Length, Regression equation of Male stature on IP Length. Stature =128.2966+1.0063*IPLength, Stature is dependent on IC Length & IP Length. Stature = 85.088 + 1.6186* ICLength+0.5702* IPLengththeRegression equation of Male stature on IC length and IP length is significant with p value of 0.000088. Regressionequation of Female stature on IC Length, Stature = 37.4967 + 3.3692* IC Length, Regressionequationof Femalestature on IP Length. Stature = 99.5668 + 1.4598* IP Length, Regression equation of Female statureonICLengthand IP Length, Stature = 29.5967 + 3.1706* IC Length + 0.3847* IP Length. Conclusion: It canbeconcludedthatIntercanine and Interpremolar distance has a positive correlation and can be used successfullytoestimatestatureof the individual.