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Use of Facial Dimensions in Prediction of Stature

Swranjit Kaur , Swranjit Kaur , Surinder Nath

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Indian Journal of Forensic Odontology 2(1):p 13-16, . | DOI:
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In the present study an attempt has been made to explore the correlation between stature, and the two facial measurements, i.e. nasal height and ear length among the male and female Rajputs of Himachal Pradesh. Secondly to observe if these facial measurements could be used to reconstruct stature, under the circumstances when only head of an individual is recovered from a remote area and the complete identity is not possible through visual examination. A total of 165 Rajputs (89males and 76 females) in the range from 20 to 40 years were measured for the nasal height and ear length besides stature in accordance with the standard measurement technique (Martin and Saller, 1959). Analysis of data reveals that males have significantly taller with longer nose and ear than the females Both nasal height and ear length have a relatively low correlation with stature for either sex .Ear length among males exhibit greater correlation than the nasal height while among females nasal height exhibits higher correlation than the nasal height. However the error of estimate is greater for both the measurements with females exhibiting lesser error than the males.


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