Frequency and degree of inter-trait association of maxillary Non-Metric Dental Crown Traits in the permanent dentitions of two states of India

Authors

  • Harish RK Nair Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Azeezia College of Dental Sciences and Research, Kollam, India
  • Sumita Mishra Associate Professor. Department of Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopaedics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha’O’Anusandhan University. Bhubaneswar. Odisha. India. 751003
  • Swagatika Panda Professor. Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha’O’Anusandhan University. Bhubaneswar. Odisha. India.
  • Gunjan Srivastava Professor. Department of Prosthodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha’O’Anusandhan University. Bhubaneswar. Odisha. India. 751003

Keywords:

Forensic science, forensic dentistry, non metric dental crown traits, Bushman canine, cusp of Carabelli, shovelling, parastylid

Abstract

Non-metric Dental Crown Traits are a principal source of information in forensic dentistry. However, inadequate data on the prevalence of these traits prompted this study to determine the frequency, sexual dimorphism and degree of inter-trait association in two different populations of India. Dichotomized data on the existence of non-metric features were recorded among individuals from Odisha (n=506) and Kerala (n=536) between 15 to 30 years of age. Cusp of Carabelli is the most common trait to occur (48 %) followed by shovelling of incisors (15%) and Bushman canine (14%). Bushman canine (p=0.045) and Cusp of Carabelli (p = 0.041) were found to be significantly expressed in Odisha and Kerala populations respectively. A strong association between shovelling of central incisor and Bushman canine with a likelihood ratio of 14.041 (p=0.001) was observed. This study will help in characterizing the Indian dentition and post- mortem dental profiling.

Author Biographies

Harish RK Nair, Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Azeezia College of Dental Sciences and Research, Kollam, India

Associate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Azeezia College of Dental Sciences and Research, Kollam, India

Sumita Mishra, Associate Professor. Department of Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopaedics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha’O’Anusandhan University. Bhubaneswar. Odisha. India. 751003

Associate Professor. Department of Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopaedics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha’O’Anusandhan University. Bhubaneswar. Odisha. India. 751003

Swagatika Panda, Professor. Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha’O’Anusandhan University. Bhubaneswar. Odisha. India.

Associate Professor. Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha’O’Anusandhan University. Bhubaneswar. Odisha. India.

Gunjan Srivastava, Professor. Department of Prosthodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha’O’Anusandhan University. Bhubaneswar. Odisha. India. 751003

Associate Professor. Department of Prosthodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha’O’Anusandhan University. Bhubaneswar. Odisha. India. 751003

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Published

2019-11-24

How to Cite

RK Nair, H., Mishra, S., Panda, S., & Srivastava, G. (2019). Frequency and degree of inter-trait association of maxillary Non-Metric Dental Crown Traits in the permanent dentitions of two states of India. The Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology - JFOS, 38(1), 18: 25. Retrieved from https://ojs.iofos.eu/index.php/Journal/article/view/1121

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2020): JFOS - issue 1 - 2020

Section

Anthropology Archeology