Forensic Dentistry : A Prosthodontic Perspective

Dental identification assumes critical importance in forensic investigations especially when the body of a deceased person is decomposed burned or dismembered. The principal advantage of dental evidence is that it allows easy identification of victims since it is often preserved after death unlike other hard tissues. Victims possessing all or most of their dentition have physical characteristics necessary for identification but those without any teeth lack such information. Information beyond th...See More