Identification of sex from maxillary sinus in western Maharashtra population

Abstract

Background: As Maxillary Sinus are pneumatic bones delicate in cadavers, Morphological study has anatomical anthropological and medico legal important. Hence Morpho metric parameters of MXS in CT scan of both sexes were studied. Methods: 23 male 23 female adult aged between 20-50 year healthy people were studied with CT images to measure medio-lateral, superoinferior and antero posterior dimensions and volumes of MXS in both sexes and results were analysed statistically. Results: In ML Right mean values Males was 29-30 (SD±3.17), female 27.12 (SD±5.16 t test was 1.72 and p<0.001. SIR Right – Mean value of male was 40.02 (SD±3.66), female 35.11 (SD±4.40) t test 4.11 and p<0.001. AP (right side) Mean value of male was 44.23 (SD±3.21), female 38.03 (SD±2.30) t test 7.53 p<0.00. MLC (left side) mean value of male was 29.04 (SD±2.30), female 25.06 (SD±4.20) t test 3.98 p<0.004. SIL left side mean value of male 38.41 (SD±4.12), female 35.07 (SD±3.60) t test 2.92 p<0.005. APL (left side) mean value of male 42.36 (SD±2.60), female 39.05 (SD±2.45) t test value 4.44 p<0.001. The volumes study of MXS had VR – mean value of male 18.25 (SD±2.53), female 13.30 (SD±3.14) t test 5.88 p<0.041. In VL study mean value of male was 17.09 (SD±2.75), female was 12.44 (SD±3.42) p<0.001. Conclusion: This pragmatic study of sexual dimorphism will be quite useful to medico-legal expert, anthropologist and anatomist.