Forensic Facial Approximation of 5000-Year-Old Female Skull from Shell Midden in Guar Kepah, Malaysia
Forensic facial approximation was applied to a 5000-year-old female skull from a shell midden in Guar Kepah, Malaysia. The skull was scanned using a computed tomography (CT) scanner in the Radiology Department of the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia using a Light Speed Plus scanner with a 1 mm sec...
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description | Forensic facial approximation was applied to a 5000-year-old female skull from a shell midden in Guar Kepah, Malaysia. The skull was scanned using a computed tomography (CT) scanner in the Radiology Department of the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia using a Light Speed Plus scanner with a 1 mm section thickness in spiral mode and a 512 × 512 matrix. The resulting images were stored in Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) format. A three-dimensional (3D) model of the skull was obtained from the CT scan data using Blender’s 3D modelling and animation software. After the skull was reconstructed, it was placed on the Frankfurt plane, and soft tissue thickness markers were placed based on 34 Malay CT scan data of the nose and lips. The technique based on facial approximation by data extracted from facial measurements of living individuals showed greater anatomical coherence when combined with anatomical deformation. The facial approximation in this study will pave the way towards understanding face prediction based on skull structures, soft tissue prediction rules, and soft tissue thickness descriptors. |
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spelling | doaj.art-7a1881b8d4854e608acd76268f582b122023-12-03T12:29:56ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-08-011215787110.3390/app12157871Forensic Facial Approximation of 5000-Year-Old Female Skull from Shell Midden in Guar Kepah, MalaysiaJohari Yap Abdullah0Cicero Moraes1Mokhtar Saidin2Zainul Ahmad Rajion3Helmi Hadi4Shaiful Shahidan5Jafri Malin Abdullah6Craniofacial Imaging Laboratory, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kota Bharu 16150, Kelantan, MalaysiaOrtogonline Treinamento em Desenvolvimento Profissional e Consultoria LTDA, Sinop 78557-682, MT, BrazilCenter for Global Archaeological Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor 11800, Penang, MalaysiaKulliyyah of Dentistry, IIUM Kuantan Campus, Kuantan 25200, Pahang, MalaysiaSchool of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kota Bharu 16150, Kelantan, MalaysiaCenter for Global Archaeological Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor 11800, Penang, MalaysiaDepartment of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Jalan Hospital USM, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kota Bharu 16150, Kelantan, MalaysiaForensic facial approximation was applied to a 5000-year-old female skull from a shell midden in Guar Kepah, Malaysia. The skull was scanned using a computed tomography (CT) scanner in the Radiology Department of the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia using a Light Speed Plus scanner with a 1 mm section thickness in spiral mode and a 512 × 512 matrix. The resulting images were stored in Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) format. A three-dimensional (3D) model of the skull was obtained from the CT scan data using Blender’s 3D modelling and animation software. After the skull was reconstructed, it was placed on the Frankfurt plane, and soft tissue thickness markers were placed based on 34 Malay CT scan data of the nose and lips. The technique based on facial approximation by data extracted from facial measurements of living individuals showed greater anatomical coherence when combined with anatomical deformation. The facial approximation in this study will pave the way towards understanding face prediction based on skull structures, soft tissue prediction rules, and soft tissue thickness descriptors.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/15/7871forensic facial approximationcomputed tomographyface prediction3D modellingskull reconstructionfacial reconstruction |
spellingShingle | Johari Yap Abdullah Cicero Moraes Mokhtar Saidin Zainul Ahmad Rajion Helmi Hadi Shaiful Shahidan Jafri Malin Abdullah Forensic Facial Approximation of 5000-Year-Old Female Skull from Shell Midden in Guar Kepah, Malaysia Applied Sciences forensic facial approximation computed tomography face prediction 3D modelling skull reconstruction facial reconstruction |
title | Forensic Facial Approximation of 5000-Year-Old Female Skull from Shell Midden in Guar Kepah, Malaysia |
title_full | Forensic Facial Approximation of 5000-Year-Old Female Skull from Shell Midden in Guar Kepah, Malaysia |
title_fullStr | Forensic Facial Approximation of 5000-Year-Old Female Skull from Shell Midden in Guar Kepah, Malaysia |
title_full_unstemmed | Forensic Facial Approximation of 5000-Year-Old Female Skull from Shell Midden in Guar Kepah, Malaysia |
title_short | Forensic Facial Approximation of 5000-Year-Old Female Skull from Shell Midden in Guar Kepah, Malaysia |
title_sort | forensic facial approximation of 5000 year old female skull from shell midden in guar kepah malaysia |
topic | forensic facial approximation computed tomography face prediction 3D modelling skull reconstruction facial reconstruction |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/15/7871 |
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