IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-6-4-10594 Original Research Paper TEETH MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS AS A VALUABLE AID IN SEX DETERMINATION. Raziuddin Mohammed Dr. Dr. Manay Srinivas Muni sekhar Dr. Dr. Karthik K.V Dr. Dr. Sharath Kumar Reddy Dr. April 2017 6 4 01 02 ABSTRACT

 Sex determination of a person becomes the first priority of a forensic investigator in the process of investigation. Dental evidence plays a crucial role in providing informative data towards establishing the unknown’s identity. Studies in the field of Forensic Odontology have shown that canines and molars can withstand extreme temperatures and various insults. They present the highest sexual dimorphism amongst all teeth, making them ideal teeth in forensic investigative procedures. This study comprising 300 subjects (150 males and 150 females) was intended to measure the inter–canine arch width and inter–molar arch width in both maxillary and mandibular arches to determine the sexual dimorphism for these teeth and thus evaluating the efficacy of the molars over canines in sex determination.