International Journal of Preventive Medicine and Care(IJPMC)

Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de la República, Uruguay

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• Research Article   
  Comparison of Binary Classifiers in Forensic Dentistry for Sex Determination
  Author(s): Ramon Alvarez-Vaz*, Sassi Carlos, Gargano Veronica and Picapedra Alicia
  
  In forensic odontology, teeth are essential components of the stomatognathic system, since they constitute excellent material for research, thanks to their almost indestructible structure and therefore the information linked to their size and characteristics, is extremely useful in determining sex and age. In this study, which corresponds to a sample of 524 lower plaster models (286 male subjects and 238 females) of patients assisted in an orthodontic clinic in Montevideo, Uruguay, the mesiodistal diameter (width), and gingivo-incisal height of the 2 canines and the intercanine distance are measured for sex identification based on odontometric measurements and their ratios. Different binary classifiers from what is known as supervised classification methods are applied in the statistical learning paradigm. Several methods are proposed and their performance is evaluated by working with.. Read More»
  

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