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Collegium antropologicum, Vol. 40 No. 1, 2016.

Original scientific paper

Sexual Dimorphism in the Dimensions of Teeth in a Serbian Population

Gordana Filipovic orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-7882 ; Department of Orthodontics, Medical Faculty in Nis, University of Nis, Serbia
Tatjana Kanjevac ; Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Kragujevac, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Bojana Cetenovic ; Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Kragujevac, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Zorica Ajdukovic ; Department of Prosthodontics, Medical Faculty in Nis, University of Nis, Serbia
Nenad Petrovic ; Department of Dentistry, Medical Faculty in Nis, University of Nis, Serbia

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Abstract

The study of teeth is of great interest to anthropologists, biologists, orthodontists and forensic scientists. The existence of sexual dimorphism in permanent teeth is a known phenomenon. Aim of this study was to analyze the presence of sexual dimorphism in the mesiodistal and vestibulolingual diameter of permanent teeth in the sample of Serbian population. Measurements were taken on plaster casts of 201 individuals of both sexes, ages between 18-25 years, using a digital caliper with 0.01 mm precision. The mesiodistal and vestibulolingual diameter of each permanent tooth was determined. A Student’s t-test and a Mann-Whitney U test were used to statistically analyze the obtained results. There were no statistically significant differences in the teeth crown diameter between the right and left side of the same dental arch. Majority of the teeth examined were larger in male than in female patients. Statistically significant difference in the mesiodistal diameter of male and female maxillary and mandibular canines was found. The results of this study indicate that there are significant differences in teeth size between sexes in Serbian population. Males have larger diameters in teeth crowns than females. Canines show the greatest dimorphism.

Keywords

anthropology; sex dimorphism; tooth size; Serbian; forensic dentistry

Hrčak ID:

166657

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/166657

Publication date:

18.1.2016.

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