Forensic Dentistry: A Charismatic Role In Disaster Victim Identification

Volume 20 No 22 (2022)

Ritu Mishra , Shilpa Srivastava , Garima Singh , Rajshree Borah , Md Kalim Ullah , Shipra Rohatgi , Jaskaran Singh , Ekampreet Kau

DOI: 10.48047/NQ.2022.20.22.NQ10238

Abstract

Forensic dentistry plays an immense role in the mass disasters in the identification of victims. Forensic dentists or odontologists utilize their expertise and skills in identifying the victims and interpreting their age. This field deals with evaluation, handling and presentation of dental evidences in the court of law. The identification of deceased includes dental record matching, genetic fingerprinting, postmortem profiling etc. This review paper focuses on the role of forensic dentists in disaster victim identification and also outlines the newer advancements & methodologies that are arriving into the main stream

Keywords

Forensic odontology, Disaster victim identification, human identification, DNA, Dental Record

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