Online ISSN: 2515-8260

CORRELATION OF TOOTH HEIGHT WITH BODY HEIGHT: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

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Dr. Yesha Jani1 , Dr. Shilpa Parikh2 , Dr. Purv Patel3 , Dr. Twinkal Patel4 , Dr. Rutu Jani5 , Dr. Surina Sinha6

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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION United Nations states that every freeborn has the right to be identified even after death. Stature is defined as the height of an individual in the upright posture. Stature is taken under consideration to be one of the “big four” of forensic anthropology. Stature is shown to possess a specific and proportional relationship with many parts of the human body just like the cranial and facial bones, long bones, trunk and foot bones. OBJECTIVE The study was undertaken to foresee the likelihood of predicting the peak of an individual using selected odontometric parameters as a forensic tool. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study sample consisted of 100 randomly selected subjects. The length of clinical crown of maxillary central, lateral and canine teeth of both right and left quadrants were made directly on the participant by means of a digital vernier caliper. Height (H) of patients was measured with anthropometer RESULTS Significant correlation was observed between height and crown length of maxillary anterior teeth (p ˃ 0.01), but not a strong correlation (p ˃ 0.05). CONCLUSION The crown length of maxillary anterior teeth shows a correlation with the stature of an individual but not a robust one.

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