ABSTRACT
Introduction: Nose morphology depends on gender, ethnicity, and environmental conditions. It can be used in identification of the race and sex of persons whose identity is unknown. Nasal index is a useful tool in anthropometry
Methods: In this study, nasal parameters of Iranian males and females students were measured [nasal height, nasal width, and nasal index]. This study was conducted on 200 medical students of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran. Subjects were 100 males and 100 females, aged 18-30 years. The nasal height and width were measured by a sliding vernier calliper and the nasal index was accordingly calculated
Results: Our data showed that the mean nasal index for males and females were 68.91 +/- 8.11 and 66.05 +/- 7.53, respectively. So, nose of Iranian people is leptorrhine type. The mean nasal index in males was significantly [P and le,0.05] higher than that in females
Conclusion: The result of this study could be employed in the detection of gender in forensic medicine and rhinoplasty surgery