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Evolution of forensic odontology: An overview

Forensic dentistry or forensic odontology admits dentists’ participation or identification of the victim and assisting legal and criminal issues. It refers to the proper handling, examination, identification and evaluation of dental evidence. This article summarizes the evolution of forensic odontol...

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Autores principales: Balachander, N., Babu, N. Aravindha, Jimson, Sudha, Priyadharsini, C., Masthan, K. M. K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4439663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26015703
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-7406.155894
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description Forensic dentistry or forensic odontology admits dentists’ participation or identification of the victim and assisting legal and criminal issues. It refers to the proper handling, examination, identification and evaluation of dental evidence. This article summarizes the evolution of forensic odontology that started right from Garden of Eden to the modern scenario in identification of the gang rape case which happened in the state capital. Forensic dentistry plays a significant role in identifying the victims of crime, deceased individuals through the examination of anatomical structures, dental appliances and dental restorations.
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spelling pubmed-44396632015-05-26 Evolution of forensic odontology: An overview Balachander, N. Babu, N. Aravindha Jimson, Sudha Priyadharsini, C. Masthan, K. M. K. J Pharm Bioallied Sci Dental Science - Review Article Forensic dentistry or forensic odontology admits dentists’ participation or identification of the victim and assisting legal and criminal issues. It refers to the proper handling, examination, identification and evaluation of dental evidence. This article summarizes the evolution of forensic odontology that started right from Garden of Eden to the modern scenario in identification of the gang rape case which happened in the state capital. Forensic dentistry plays a significant role in identifying the victims of crime, deceased individuals through the examination of anatomical structures, dental appliances and dental restorations. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4439663/ /pubmed/26015703 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-7406.155894 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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