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Enamel hypoplasia and its role in identification of individuals: A review of literature

Identification of individuals is the mainstay of any forensic investigation especially in cases of mass disasters when mutilated remains are brought for examination. Dental examination helps in establishing the identity of an individual and thus, has played a vital role in forensic investigation pro...

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Autores principales: Kanchan, Tanuj, Machado, Meghna, Rao, Ashwin, Krishan, Kewal, Garg, Arun 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/PMC4455163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26097340
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.155887
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Machado, Meghna
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description Identification of individuals is the mainstay of any forensic investigation especially in cases of mass disasters when mutilated remains are brought for examination. Dental examination helps in establishing the identity of an individual and thus, has played a vital role in forensic investigation process since long. In this regard, description on the role of enamel hypoplasia is limited in the literature. The present article reviews the literature on the enamel hypoplasia and discusses its utility in forensic identification. Enamel hypoplasia is a surface defect of the tooth crown caused by disturbance of enamel matrix secretion. Enamel defects can be congenital or acquired. In cases of mass disasters, or when the body is completely charred, putrefied and mutilated beyond recognition, the unique dental features can help in identification of the victims.
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spelling pubmed-44551632015-06-19 Enamel hypoplasia and its role in identification of individuals: A review of literature Kanchan, Tanuj Machado, Meghna Rao, Ashwin Krishan, Kewal Garg, Arun K. Indian J Dent Review Article Identification of individuals is the mainstay of any forensic investigation especially in cases of mass disasters when mutilated remains are brought for examination. Dental examination helps in establishing the identity of an individual and thus, has played a vital role in forensic investigation process since long. In this regard, description on the role of enamel hypoplasia is limited in the literature. The present article reviews the literature on the enamel hypoplasia and discusses its utility in forensic identification. Enamel hypoplasia is a surface defect of the tooth crown caused by disturbance of enamel matrix secretion. Enamel defects can be congenital or acquired. In cases of mass disasters, or when the body is completely charred, putrefied and mutilated beyond recognition, the unique dental features can help in identification of the victims. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4455163/ /pubmed/26097340 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.155887 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Dentistry 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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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4455163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26097340
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.155887
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