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An umbrella review of the evidence of sex determination procedures in forensic dentistry

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Médicas
datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
dc.contributor.authorNeves, João Albernaz
dc.contributor.authorAntunes-Ferreira, Nathalie
dc.contributor.authorMachado, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorBotelho, João
dc.contributor.authorProença, Luís
dc.contributor.authorQuintas, Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorDelgado, Ana Sintra
dc.contributor.authorMendes, José João
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-22T11:26:52Z
dc.date.available2025-10-22T11:26:52Z
dc.date.issued2022-05
dc.description.abstractSex 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.eng
dc.identifier.citationAlbernaz Neves J, Antunes-Ferreira N, Machado V, Botelho J, Proença L, Quintas A, Sintra Delgado A, Mendes JJ. An Umbrella Review of the Evidence of Sex Determination Procedures in Forensic Dentistry. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2022; 12(5):787. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12050787
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/jpm12050787
dc.identifier.issn2075-4426
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/59343
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12050787
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectforensic dentistry
dc.subjectsex determination
dc.subjectsexual dimorphism
dc.subjectdental measurements
dc.subjectpredictive models
dc.titleAn umbrella review of the evidence of sex determination procedures in forensic dentistryeng
dc.typecontribution to journal
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oaire.citation.issue5
oaire.citation.startPage787
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Personalized Medicine
oaire.citation.volume12
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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