Osteometric Evaluation of Human Skull for Sex Determination: A Comparative Study

Abstract

Background: Sex determination from analysis of bony remains is one of the most important arduous job
for medicolegal experts, especially in cases where identity of the deceased person is in question. Aims
& objectives: Our study focuses on evaluation of different osteometric parameters of skull which will
be helpful for sex determination.Material and Method: Current study was conducted on 60 human skull
bones & they were studied by using calipers for various osteometric measurements. Results: In our study
we observed that, skull length, interorbital breadth, biorbital breadth, maxillo-alveolar breadth, maxilloalveolar
length, bizygomatic breadth & nasion-prosthion length are the statistically significant variables &
are good determinants for sex than rest of the parameters. As compared to them, cranial breadth & orbital
height are poor parameters for sex determination. Conclusion: Human Skull bone as a whole & it’s different
measurements taken from anatomical landmarks & their osteometric analysis is a good determinant for sex
of an individual.