Forensic dentistry is the handling, examination and evaluation of dental evidence in criminal justice cases. Palatoscopy or rugoscopy gaining importance forensic due to many reasons, most important being that rugae are well protected oral cavity by cheeks arches. Rugae found be individualistic just like dermatoglyphics. The third factor they easy record. This article deals with various classifi...

Human identification during mass disasters using the stereotyped techniques such as fingerprint analysis is a cumbersome task. With a view to overcome this predicament, dental evidence of the deceased has gained importance in the recent years. Various branches of dentistry have augmented forensic research through innumerable scientific contributions. The following narrative review of literature...

Revolutionary advancements in dentistry have been brought about by robotic that mimic the functions of human brain. Over an extended period, both dental and medical documentation has undergone computerization, with cloud servers serving as reliable backups. These records played a crucial role identifying victims major catastrophes such World Trade Centre disaster Indian Ocean tsunami. Often, th...

In 2009, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences published a report on the status of forensic science, identifying what they found to be disciplines of forensic science that lacked appropriate scientific basis. Those areas of forensic science, including fingerprints, firearms examination, crime scene reconstruction, bloodstain pattern interpretation, hair comparisons, odontology, and others, were...