A forensic dentist can extract DNA from the pulp chamber to crossmatch and identify a victim.
Investigators can examine dental records to match them to a corpse, or to match a bite mark to a perpetrator.
A forensic dentist can utilize ameloglyphics, or enamel rod patterns..
Forensic dental fieldwork requires an interdisciplinary knowledge of dental science.
Most often the role of the forensic odontologist is to establish a person's identity.
Teeth, with their physiologic variations, pathoses and effects of therapy, record information that remains throughout life and beyond..
forensic odontology as that branch of dentistry which, in. the interest of justice, deals with the proper handling and. examination of dental evidence and with the proper. evaluation and presentation of dental findings..
The examination and evaluation of injuries to teeth, jaws, and oral tissues resulting from various causes (abuse, assault, mass disasters, and crime-related injuries) The examination of marks with a view to subsequent elimination or possible identification of a suspect as the perpetrator..
Forensic dentists may make their determinations by using radiographs, ante- and post-mortem photographs, and DNA analysis.
Another type of evidence that may be analyzed is bite marks, whether left on the victim (by the attacker), the perpetrator (from the victim of an attack), or on an object found at the crime scene..
A key role of forensic odontology is to establish the identities of victims in mass-casualty events.
Bite mark analysis and comparison may be used to exclude potential perpetrators of the injury.
There are several issues in bite mark comparison and the value of bite mark evidence in court proceedings is discussed..
• Forensic odontology is a branch of forensic science.
Definition:
•The THEORY behind forensic dentistry is that no two mouths are alike (even identical twins are different), and that teeth, like tools, leave recognizable marks. •Most people have dental records, or these can be created through making a dental impression from a suspect.
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Historical evidences • Dr.
Oscar Amoedo, Paris, is considered as "Father of Forensic Odontology". • Dental evidence played a vital role in historical case of identification of Adolf Hitler.
His dental findings were compared with antemortem dental records and radiographs .
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Use of Radiology in Forensic Dentistry • Radiographs being non destructive method play a vital role in forensic dentistry to uncover the hidden facts which can't be seen by means of physical examination. • Helped to solve difficult cases in the forensic science.
