Is it Possible to Determine the Length of the Human Body by the Parameters of the Mandible?

Abstract

: This study was conducted to investigate the possibility of determining the length of the human body by the size of the mandible. The material of the study was craniological series of Azerbaijanis in number of 50 male mandibles from the museum collection. On each mandible 13 metric features were studied, and the body length of the individual (whose skull was studied) was known. The database of mandible metrics and body length was subjected to statistical analysis. The results of the correlation analysis showed that 6 mandible parameters had an acceptable relationship with body length in the context of regression analysis (r value>0.4). Using these dimensions and applying mathematical modeling it was possible to construct 1 equation of multiple linear regressions for reconstruction of human body length by mandible parameters. This equation can be used only as an additional research method.