A new approach to sex estimation using the mandibular canine index

Rao et al.’s mandibular canine index (MCI) is a simple odontometric method which uses the mandibular canine as the key to sex estimation. This index is defined as the ratio between the right canine mesiodistal dimension and the mandibular canine arch width. The aim of this study was to contribute to...

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Main Author: Silva, Ana Margarida (author)
Other Authors: Pereira, Maria Lurdes (author), Gouveia, Sónia (author), Tavares, João Nuno (author), Azevedo, Álvaro (author), Caldas, Inês Morais (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Forensic sciences
Forensic odontology
Human identification
Odontometry
Sex estimation
ROC curve analysis
Mandibular canine index
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/16896
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/16896

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http://hdl.handle.net/10773/16896

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