Assessment of Sexual Dimorphism using Supraorbital Ridge and Occipital Bone prominence in Lateral Cephalograms : A Radiographic investigation
Katru Sreekar1 , Javvadi Keerthi Mounavica2 , Tumarada Prasanth3 Jyothirmai Koneru4 , Spandana Cheeli 5 and Velagala Sai Keerthi6
1*Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram - 534202 (India) Email.Id: sreekar.k@vdc.edu.in, Phone number: 9959170013, Oricid Id: 0000-0002-3136-9121 2Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram - 534202 (India) Email.Id: drkeerthiprasadjavvadi@gmail.com, Phone number: 8328268665, Oricid Id: 0009-0000-5276-1870 3Assisstant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, St. Joseph Dental College, Eluru - 534001 (India) Email.Id: prasanthtumarada@gmail.com, Phone number: 7799409525, Oricid Id: 0009-0003-8697-2811 4Professor & Head of the Department, Dept. of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram - 534202 (India) Email.Id: jyothirmaik2006@gmail.com, Phone number: 9866432477, Oricid Id: 0000-0001-8421-8856 5Reader, Dept. of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram - 534202 (India) Email. Id: spany12@gmail.com, Phone number: 9177182909, Oricid Id: 0000-0002-0659-0094 6. Assisstant Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, West Godavari - 534202 (India) Email. Id: saivelagala93@vdc.edu.in, Phone number: 9492741274, Oricid Id: 0000-0001-5922-4832 *Corresponding author Email.Id: sreekar.k@vdc.edu.in, Phone number: 9959170013
ABSTRACT
Sexual dimorphism refers to the anatomical distinctions between males and females which plays a vital role in forensic identification. Lateral cephalograms, commonly utilized in dental and orthodontic assessments, offer a reliable, cost-effective, and reproducible approach for analyzing craniofacial characteristics to aid in sex determination.