Open AccessA Review on Denture Marking Systems: A Mark in Forensic Dentistry
Author(s) -
Nikita Kareker,
Meena Ajay Aras,
Vidya Chitre
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of indian prosthodontic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1998-4057
pISSN - 0972-4052
DOI - 10.1007/s13191-014-0363-1
Subject(s) - forensic dentistry , dentures , identification (biology) , prosthodontist , dentistry , economic justice , presentation (obstetrics) , forensic identification , medicine , orthodontics , computer science , law , history , political science , surgery , botany , archaeology , biology
"Identification through forensic science is an art of giving the corpse a name A real life detective work that would put even Sherlock Homes to shame." Forensic dentistry deals with proper handling and examination of dental evidence and proper evaluation and presentation of dental findings in interest of justice. The Prosthodontists are playing a very important role in forensic dentistry as they are concerned with fabrication of various prosthesis which can serve as an important tool for identification. Identification is essential requirement of any medico-legal investigation because a wrong identity may pose a problem in delivering justice. This article describes the different methods for identification/marking of the complete dentures, removable partial dentures and fixed partial dentures and the importance of denture marking in forensic investigatory purposes. The PubMed, Ebsco and Google search engines were used to gather the articles.