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Dental Treatment 2018
Dentistry and Craniofacial Research
ISSN: 2576-392X
Page 47
September 10-11, 2018
Zurich, Switzerland
25
th
International Conference on
Dental Treatment
Introduction:
The four essential factors in Forensic Anthropology,
representing in determining personal identification are age, sex,
stature and ethnicity. Among this ‘big fours’ of the biological profile,
determinationof stature isconsideredasoneof themainparameter
of personal identification in forensic examinations. Thus, this study
will aim to correlate relation between hand and foot measurements
with stature of individual.
Aim of the study:
The study aimed to estimate the relationship
between statures of an individual on the basis of, hand and foot
prints, in Indian populations.
Materials & Methods:
The study group comprised of 500 subjects
(age group above 18 years) with normal growth and development.
Measurement of height:
The measurements of height were made
using standard anthropometer by making the subject stand erect
on the horizontal plane. The distance of the subject from the
ground to the highest point of the vertex in the median sagittal
planewas recorded. Various parameters like Hand length andHand
breadth, Foot length and breadth, Heel Ball Index were measured
and compared with the height of the individual using the standard
technique.
Results:
Correlation of the various hand and foot parameters
showed a regression coefficient range of 0.3-0.708. Among all
variables measured, Foot length exhibited the highest correlation
with stature (r value of 0.706 and 0.708, p-value< 0.001). Further
forward stepwise linear regression analysis (height=80.295+3.390
* foot length) established foot length to be the single best predictor
of height (r value of 0.708 and standard error of 4.23cms).
Conclusion:
Thus, the foot length provides highest reliability and
accuracy in estimating stature of unknown males and females.
Also this study will help to generate population-specific equations
using a simple linear regression statistical method.
Biography
Nandita K P has completed BDS and MDS in Oral Pathology & Microbiology
in Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore and is presently working as
Associate professor in Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Mani-
pal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, (Manipal Academy of Higher Ed-
ucation, Manipal, Karnataka, India). She has published 16 papers in reputed
journals and is also the faculty member for Certificate course for Forensic
Odontology and won Research awards like TMA PAI GOLD medal and GUI-
DENT award.
nandax2001@yahoo.comRole of hand and foot print dimensions in stature identification
among Indian population
Nandita K P
1
, Srikant N
2
and
Shweta Yellapurkar
3
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India
Nandita K P et al., J Dent Craniofac Res 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.21767/2576-392X-C3-009