%0 Journal Article
%T Sex Estimation through Morphometric Analysis of the Temporomandibular Joint
%A Vanessa de Carvalho Melo
%A Antonio Azoubel Antunes
%A Evelyne Pessoa Soriano
%A Suzana C¨¦lia de Aguiar Soares Carneiro
%A Maria Cec¨ªlia Souza Pires Gurgel
%A Gustavo Pinto Vilar
%A Gabriela Granja Porto
%J Advances in Anthropology
%P 72-83
%@ 2163-9361
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/aa.2022.122006
%X The present study evaluated through a morphometric analysis the
temporomandibular joint (TMJ) to estimate sex. Participants in a database with
arc<span>hived tomographic images of patients who
sought the Radiology Clinic of th</span>e Hospital Universit¨¢rio Oswaldo Cruz/University
of Pernambuco for face or skull tomography were evaluated. Gender was recorded
while the participant underwent the tomographic exam and was indexed in the
database. The <span>tomographies were recorded in
DICOM format and were evaluated using the</span> OSIRIX HD Software. The
morphology of the mandibular fossa, the joint eminence and the condyle were
evaluated. The measures were analyzed statistically</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">,</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> and results with <i>p</i> &lt;</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">0.05 were
considered statistically significant. Both the length of the right and left
mandibular condyle (Aco-pco) showed larger dimensions in the male group with a
statistically significant result (<i>p</i> =
0.003). The measurements of the glenoid cavity also showed statistical signi<span>ficance with the male gender presenting a higher
measurement standard than the female. There was a statistically significant
association between M</span>or<span>phology of the
left articular eminence and sex. Conclusion: Some linear mea</span>sures of the <span>JTM indicated the possibility of
establishing sexual differentiation and sh</span>owed that the values referring
to the male group tend to be higher than those of the female sex. Further
studies with larger sample numbers are needed to achieve scientific evidence.
%K Temporomandibular Joint
%K Forensic Anthropology
%K Sexual Dimorphism
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=117520