A Novel Denture Labelling Technique for Human Identification

The importance of denture labelling has been acknowledged worldwide by different forensic organizations. Denture labelling is important to identify victims of crimes, mass disasters, accidents, patients with memory loss as well as misplaced dentures in old-age homes. This article describes a simple technique of incorporating a metallic marker in the denture. The metallic marker is inscribed with the patient's photograph and Aadhaar number (a unique identification number issued to Indian residents by the Unique Identification Authority of India). The photograph would help in day-to-day identification, e.g., in old-age homes and large hospital setups. The Aadhaar number would provide additional details of the individuals, thus ensuring quick identification. The proposed method is simple and cheap, with the marker easily readable and resistant to high temperature, thus satisfying the ideal requirements of a denture marker.