Year : 2020

Volume : Volume 11

Issue : Issue 1

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Dr. Satish Kumar.
satishkumar@gmail.com

Abstract

Aim: To assess different morphological disparities of the coronoid process using panoramic radiographs for personal identification among the population in Darbhanga.  Materials and Methods: The study was conducted using 200 digital orthopantomographs were examined for the different shapes of coronoid process in gender. Patient’s age selected between ranges of 10 and 60 years, who reported to the OPD of our department.  Results: This study has illustrated various morphological shapes of the three selected entities and the most common shape of the coronoid process was observed to be triangular. the most common shape of coronoid process was triangular (57%) followed by round shape (32%) and flat shape [Figure 4] (8.5%) with least common as beak shaped process (1%).  Conclusion: Various morphological shapes of coronoid process is useful in anthropological studies and forensic dentistry. This study shows that the morphological variation using panoramic radiography can uncertainly be used as a screening method for personal identification due to its easy availability and suitability.

Keywords: Coronoid Process, Morphological Variation, Orthopantomographs.