Open Access3D evaluation of palatal rugae for human identification using digital study models
Author(s) -
Emilia D Taneva,
Andrew Johnson,
Grace Viana,
Carla A. Evans
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/0975-1475.172451
Subject(s) - orthodontics , mathematics , standard deviation , computer science , dentistry , medicine , statistics
While there is literature suggesting that the palatal rugae could be used for human identification, most of these studies use two-dimensional (2D) approach.