Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2017

Forensic odontology: An emerging trend in forensic investigations

Dr. Laxman Gangadhar Phad, Dr. Shailendra G. Dhawane

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 Forensic odontology is an advanced science in forensic field that is concerned with dental evidences, which utilizes knowledge of dental science for proper collection, handling, careful examination, appropriate interpretation and preservation of dental evidences for future references that is helpful in forensic investigation and dispensation of justice in court of law. The forensic odontologist utilizes knowledge of dentistry in bite mark analysis, fixation of identity in mass disaster, age determination, domestic violence and child abuse cases. Thus the duty and responsibility of Forensic Odontologists have increased in recent years in various medicolegal cases. This article structured to give a ief review of application of dental knowledge in forensic investigations.

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Dr. Laxman Gangadhar Phad, Dr. Shailendra G. Dhawane, Forensic odontology: An emerging trend in forensic investigations, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾7 | July‾2017

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