Review Article

Volume 2022, Article ID 22154015,7 pages

Role of Periodontics in Forensic Dentistry

Gayathri Karthikeyan

1General dental consultant1, Poonamallee, Chennai.

Address for Correspondence:

Dr. Gayathri Karthikeyan,

C 31, Arihant Aamara, near Aravind Eye Hospital, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai, India –600077

Email-gayathri.1913@gmail.com

ABSTRACT:

Forensic dentistry deals with the examination, handling, and presentation of dental evidence for the legal system.It is a challenging and fascinating branch of dentistry that applies dental sciences and records for the identification of deceased individuals through comparison of premortem and antemortem records. Human dentition is a crucial key in the identification of individuals as it can be considered as a hard tissue analogueto the fingerprint. This review article focuses on the application of periodontology in the various aspects of forensic dentistry.

Keywords: Forensic dentistry, periodontics, age estimation, sex determination

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How to cite this article: GayathriK, Role of Periodontics in Forensic Dentistry, Int J Perio Rehab.Volume 2022, Article ID 22154015,7pages