An Umbrella Review of the Evidence of Sex Determination Procedures in Forensic Dentistry

Journal of Personalized Medicine

João Albernaz Neves¹  Ana Sintra Delgado¹  Vanessa Machado¹  José João Mendes¹  João Botelho¹  Nathalie Antunes-Ferreira²  Alexandre Quintas²  Luís Proença³ 

[1] Clinical Research Unit (CRU), Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz (CiiEM), Egas Moniz, CRL, 2829-511 Monte de Caparica, Portugal;Laboratório de Ciências Forenses e Psicológicas Egas Moniz (LCFPEM), Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz (CiiEM), Egas Moniz, CRL, 2829-511 Monte de Caparica, Portugal;Quantitative Methods for Health Research (MQIS), CiiEM, Egas Moniz, CRL, 2829-511 Monte de Caparica, Portugal;

关键词: forensic dentistry;    sex determination;    sexual dimorphism;    dental measurements;    predictive models;   

DOI  :  10.3390/jpm12050787

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Sex determination in forensic dentistry is a major step towards postmortem profiling. The most widely recognized method is DNA, yet its application in the dental field of forensic sciences is still impractical. Depending on the conditions of the remains, teeth are often the only surviving organ. Some systematic reviews (SRs) have been recently produced; hence this umbrella review critically assesses their level of evidence and provides an overall comprehensive view. An electronic database search was conducted in four databases (PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, and LILACS) and three grey search engines up to December 2021, focusing on SRs of sex determination through forensic dentistry procedures. The methodological quality of the SRs was analyzed using the measurement tool to assess SRs criteria (AMSTAR2). Five SRs were included, two of critically low quality and three of low quality. The SRs posited that canines are the most dimorphic teeth; oral tissue remnants are a rich source for sex determination by DNA tracing; and artificial intelligence tools demonstrate high potential in forensic dentistry. The quality of evidence on sex determination using dental approaches was rated as low. Well-designed clinical trials and high standard systematic reviews are essential to corroborate the accuracy of the different procedures of sex determination in forensic dentistry.

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