Open AccessEvaluation of the efficacy of titanium plates as denture markers under various heat sources and pressure - An in vitro study
Author(s) -
Suganya Srinivasan,
Ahila Singaravel Chidhambaranathan,
Muthukumar Balasubramaniam,
Bejoy Mony,
Ramesh Reddy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/0975-1475.150320
Subject(s) - titanium , materials science , dentistry , high pressure , elastomer , composite material , medicine , engineering , metallurgy , engineering physics
Denture Markers are used as one of the main identifying aid in mass disasters. Dental description of missing person in mass disasters plays a vital role in forensic research. Difficulties arise when the teeth are missing. In such situation the prosthodontic identification (ID) of replaced teeth becomes the priority. Till recently, there was no development of denture marker that could withstand massive fire accidents.