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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Forensic Sci. 2012 Oct 15;58(Suppl 1):S3–S8. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02295.x

TABLE 1.

Traits used in logistic discriminant functions, with their codes, breakpoints, numbers of observations, and frequencies in each group.

trait tooth code breakpoint n AA frequency n EA frequency n NMH frequency n SFH frequency
absent present
double shovel maxillary first incisor UI1DS 0–1 2–6 90 0 145 0 80 0.275 185 0.335
shovel shape maxillary second incisor UI2SS 0–1 2–7 88 0.352 144 0.139 77 0.636 181 0.619
double shovel maxillary second incisor UI2DS 0 1–6 88 0 144 0.007 77 0.52 182 0.56
shovel shape maxillary canine UCSS 0–1 2–6 87 0.172 142 0.035 72 0.444 165 0.43
distal accesory ridge maxillary canine UCDR 0–1 2–5 89 0.764 143 0.392 76 0.711 176 0.58
tuberculum dentale maxillary canine UCTD 0–1 >1 83 0.855 135 0.467 65 0.492 150 0.58
hypocone maxillary first molar UM1HC 0–4 >4 89 0.191 143 0.266 80 0.75 182 0.841
metacone maxillary first molar UM1MC 0–4 >4 90 0.267 145 0.407 81 0.901 187 0.893
metacone maxillary second molar UM2MC 0–4 >4 83 0.133 136 0.103 65 0.32 172 0.593
metaconule maxillary second molar UM2C5 0 1–5 73 0.37 125 0.12 58 0.344 132 0.28
shovel shape mandibular first incisor LI1SS 0 1–3 89 0.292 143 0.175 82 0.841 188 0.622
shovel shape mandibular second incisor LI2SS 0 1–3 90 0.333 144 0.132 81 0.852 189 0.646
distal accesory ridge mandibular canine LCDR 0–1 2–5 88 0.546 144 0.125 76 0.355 186 0.268
lingual cusp complexity mandibular anterior premolar LP3LC 0–3 4–9 83 0.928 140 0.114 77 0.065 186 0.145
anterior fovea mandibular first molar LM1AF 0–1 2–4 78 0.244 124 0.121 75 0.68 168 0.661
deflecting wrinkle mandibular first molar LM1DW 0 1–3 755 0.467 130 0.215 69 0.304 171 0.251
protostylid mandibular first molar LM1PS 0 >0 82 0.073 138 0.036 76 0.566 179 0.291
cusp seven mandibular first molar LM1C7 0 1–4 85 0.447 138 0.138 77 0.234 176 0.568
fifth cusp mandibular second molar LM2C5 0 1–5 66 0.561 127 0.205 51 0.333 136 0.331
cusp seven mandibular second molar LM2C7 0 1–4 83 0.181 133 0.068 60 0.183 150 0.493