MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF THE CORONOID PROCESS OF THE MANDIBLE FOR ITS VARIOUS SHAPES AND SEXING OF THE MANDIBLE (A DRY HUMAN BONE S TUDY)

The m andible is the strongest bone of face. The morphological structure of the mandible is that it is having arched body, two rami, two coronoid processes and two condyloid processes. The coronoid process lies on the superior border of ramus. It is conical in s hape and gives the attachment to the temporalis muscle. Various authors have described three types of coronoid process according to their shapes (Triangular, Rounded and Hook shaped), and differences in size of the male and female coronoid processes. In th e present100 (60 male+ 40 female) dry human mandibles are the material for study. Different shapes are to be noted and recorded. The size of the coronoid are to be measured from different points, the differences in the size of male and female coronoid proc esses are recorded to determine the sex of the mandible. Photographs will be taken of different shapes. The present study compared with the standard literature and studies done by other authors. This is helpful for maxillofacial surgeons, anthropologists, traumatologists, forensic odontology and forensic medicine for the determination of sex from the fragment of the mandible. Key words: Mandible, condyloid process, maxillofacial surgeons, fracture, grafting, forensic medicine, fragment, traumatologist