Review Article

Year : 2021 | Volume : 5 | Issue : 2 | Page : 35 - 39

Oral and virtual autopsy in forensic dentistry

Abirami Arthanari, U. Jagdish Kamal Chander1, Adhithiya Palaniswamy2

Department of Forensic Odontology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha University, SIMATS, 1 Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 2 General Dentist, Vancouver, Canada

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Dr. Abirami Arthanari, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha University, SIMATS, Chennai ‐ 600 077, Tamil Nadu, India.

E‐mail: abibds92@gmail.com

Abstract

An examination of unidentified deceased individual and collection of evidence in forensics is a multiple process. “Autopsy is derived from the Greek word autopsy, meaning “the act of seeing for oneself.” The involvement of forensic odontologist in the examination autopsy is called oral autopsy. Oral autopsy, virtual autopsy, and forensic facial reconstruction are added bench mark in forensic, which is judiciously helpful in criminal investigation and human identification. This review is to show the highlights of forensic oral autopsy in person identification and about the newer techniques used in this current era.

Keywords: Forensic autopsy, newer techniques, oral and virtual autopsy

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How to cite this article:

Arthanari A, Chander UJ, Palaniswamy A. Oral and virtual autopsy in forensic dentistry. Int J Clinicopathol Correl 2021;5:35-9.