Specific Learning Objectives
Differencebetween bones of Male and Female
1. Skull bone
2. Pelvis bone
3. Mandible
4. Sternum
5. Femur bone
6. Sacrum bone
Age estimation of teeth by various methods
S/no Features MaleFemale
1 Length More Less
2 Body of sternum
More than
twice the
length of
manubrium
Less than
twice the
length of
manubrium
3 Asley’s rule of 149 > 149 < 149
4 Sternal Index =
Length of manubrium
/ Length of body of
sternum X 100
Less (46.2) More (54.3)
Features Male Female
1Length Long Short
2 Head of femur Large Small
3 Femoral angle > 125
degree
< 125
degree
4 Articular surface
Large (2/3
of sphere)
Small (1/3
of sphere)
5 Vertical diameter > 47 mm < 45 mm
6 Bicondylar width < 7.5 mm > 7.5 mm
7 Oblique length > 155mm < 145 mm
8 Muscular markings
More
prominent
Less
prominent
9 Angle of condyles
with shaft
80 degree 76 degree
Dental charting hasbeen classified into
many methods all over the world
a)Palmer’s notation
b)FDI method
(Federation Dentaire Internationale)
c) Modified FDI system
Universally FDI method is been used