Review Article

Year : 2016 | Volume : 1 | Issue : 2 | Page : 44 - 47

Tools for Expert Witnesses in Dentistry: An Overview

P Gayathri, N Thilagavathy, K Karthikeyan

From the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital,

Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. P Gayathri, E‐mail: gayathrisuren19@gmail.com

Abstract

The Inter disciplinary knowledge of forensic dentistry and the modern Day investigation plays a small but important role in enforcing justice in civil and criminal cases. Forensic odontologists are the expertise who help to identify the unrecognizable human remains following a mass disaster with the preserved structures of the oral environment. Thus this article describes the various aspects of forensic odontology in the current scenario.

Key Words: Ameloglyphics, chelioscopy, denture ID tag, dermatoglyphics, virtual autopsy

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How to cite this article:

Gayathri P, Thilagavathy N, Karthikeyan K. Tools for expert witnesses in dentistry: An overview. Int J

Forensic Odontol 2016;1:44-7.