Odontometric Sexual Dimorphism: A Sibling Correlation Keywords: Mesiodistal tooth dimensions, Buccolingual tooth dimensions, Correlation Coefficient

IntrOductIOn The mouth has fittingly been identified as the organ system, “where it all begins”. For, in the final Forensic analysis, the human dentition may have “the last word” [1]. Forensic science relies upon use of teeth and jaws as a means of identification. Teeth are more likely to survive trauma than any other part of the body [2]. They can be used for gender identification as difference in tooth size between males and females is seen even amongst members of the same family [3-5]. Genetic control of sexual dimorphism through the assessment of mesiodistal and buccolingual tooth dimensions in sibling pairs has been rarely reported. The lack of such studies in Indian subcontinent gave the impetus for the study.