Open AccessPalatal Identity Appliance: An Identification Tool in Mining Accidents
Author(s) -
M. Dhanraj,
S. Anand,
Padma Ariga,
S. Sasikumar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of indian prosthodontic society
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1998-4057
pISSN - 0972-4052
DOI - 10.1007/s13191-012-0224-8
Subject(s) - identification (biology) , identity (music) , computer science , chip , computer security , forensic engineering , engineering , aesthetics , biology , telecommunications , art , botany
Fatal accidents are rather common in mining endeavours. Establishing the identification of the deceased in mining accidents can be extremely challenging and the palatal identity appliance is a custom made intra oral device with an embedded memory chip with complete data stored in it which can be very useful in such situations to establish the identity of the dead.