Significance of Dental Archiving in Forensic Sciences: A Retrospective Study

Objective: To retrospectively evaluate the forensic dental records of patients referred to our faculty and offer a standard record form. Material Methods: All odontology cases between 2011 2019 were evaluated. In addition demographic findings such as age gender, reasons for referral (file types) examination recorded. Differences file types according years obtained. Data analyzed using descriptive statistics frequency distributions. Results: Of 127 files evaluated, 54% trauma, 33% malpractice 13% determination age. When are examined it was shown that number males much higher than females in trauma while is high others types. Analyzing showed before year disorganized 2012-2014 missing. The increased decreased over years. Conclusion: Trauma most common reason cases. However, observed reports evaluated did not include parameters evaluation injury crimes terms medicine. Inadequate also prove importance archiving With proposal report form presented, will be possible standardize improve quality records.