Open AccessOccurrence of diversity in dental pattern and their role in identification in Indian population: An orthopantomogram based pilot study
Author(s) -
Abhishek Kumar,
Suchandra Ghosh,
Ajay Logani
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/0975-1475.127770
Subject(s) - maxilla , dentition , dentistry , panoramic radiograph , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , population , forensic dentistry , orthodontics , forensic odontology , diversity (politics) , forensic identification , medicine , radiography , biology , zoology , environmental health , sociology , anthropology , radiology , genus , genetics
The objective of the study was to identify the diversity of dental pattern in the Indian population based on specific patterns of missing, filled, unrestored and impacted teeth using dental radiographs.