Review Article

Year : 2022 | Volume : 7 | Issue : 1 | Page : 30 - 37

RUGOSCOPY – AN EMERGING TOOL IN FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY.

Dr. Suchita Daokar 1

Professor and Adl. HOD CSMSS Dental College and Hospital Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Address for Correspondence:

Dr Suchita Daokar,

Professor and Adl. HOD CSMSS Dental College and Hospital, Aurangabad,

Email: suchitadaokar@gmail.com

Abstract

Forensic dentistry is the handling, examination and evaluation of dental evidence in criminal justice cases. Palatoscopy or rugoscopy is gaining importance in forensic dentistry due to many reasons, the most important being that the rugae are well protected in the oral cavity by the cheeks and arches. Rugae are found to be individualistic just like dermatoglyphics. The third most important factor being that they are easy to record. This article deals with the various classification, methods of recording and the clinical implication of rugoscopy in forensic dentistry.

Keywords: Rugoscopy, Palatoscopy, Forensic Dentistry, Forensic Odonotology.

How to cite this article: Dr. Suchita Daokar. (2022). RUGOSCOPY – AN EMERGING TOOL IN FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY.: Literature Review:. International Journal of Forensic Odontology, 7(1), 30–37. https://doi.org/10.56501/intjforensicodontol.v7i1.90

Received on: 4 February 2022 Accepted on: 15 April 2022 Published on: 24 June 2022