Forensic Odontology is a study dedicated to identifying individuals based on specific characteristics of teeth structural arrangement. Human bite mark analysis is by far the most demanding and complicated part of forensic dentistry. This process generally involves human interaction and hence tends to bias. In this paper a system is tested and implemented that reduces human bias to certain exten...

This work is a discussion on a report of dental examination and exclusion made by a British dentist Francis Robertus Lloyd on 30th April 1861. The report entitled: 'Dentistry as a means of Identification' was published in the 'British Journal of Dental Science' under the section 'Miscellanea' in 1861; Mr. Lloyd was contacted by the Indian authorities in order to identify a skull. He may well be...

The recent advances in molecular biology have revolutionized all aspects of dentistry. DNA, the language of life yields information beyond our imagination, both in health or disease. DNA fingerprinting is a tool used to unravel all the mysteries associated with the oral cavity and its manifestations during diseased conditions. It is being increasingly used in analyzing various scenarios related...

Forensic dentistry is an essential part of Forensic science, mainly involves the identification of an assailant by comparing a record of their dentition (set of teeth) with a record of a bite mark left on a victim. Human bite-mark traditionally provides the forensic dentist with both physical and biological evidence. Bites have been found in cases of homicide, attempted suicide, sexual assault,...

Introduction A bite mark has been defined as ‘a pattern produced by human or animal dentitions and associated structures in any substance capable of being marked by these mean’s [1]. Forensic dentistry is the application of dental knowledge to those criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system [2]. Forensic dentists are involved in assisting investig...

Development of teeth was studied from 2483 dental panoramic tomograms of 1651 healthy Finns ranging in age from 2 to 25 years. Dental maturity was assessed using a method based on developmental stages of 7 left mandibular teeth. We give sex-specific tables of maturity scores as a function of ages and of ages as a function of maturity scores. Also generated are percentile graphs for visual evalu...

One of the most relevant areas research in biomedical anthropology is establishment morphometric parameters human body, individual organs and structures particular cephalometric indicators jaw-facial apparatus. Such important from point view practical medicine, first all improvement methods identification person forensic medicine for creation a normative database diagnostics dental deformities ...