Open AccessComparison of palatal rugae pattern among Indian and Tibetan population
Author(s) -
Jagadish Hosmani,
Nikita Bhujang Gadekar,
Vijayalakshmi S Kotrashetti,
Raghavendra Nayak,
Deepa Babji,
Sudhir Kumar Mishra
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/jfo.jfds_18_16
Subject(s) - population , dentistry , mandibular canine , plaster casts , orthodontics , biology , medicine , environmental health
Palatoscopy is the study of palatal rugae pattern to establish the identity of a person. The palatal rugae are permanent and unique to each person and can establish identity through discrimination (via casts, tracings, or digitized rugae patterns). In addition, rugae pattern may be specific to racial groups facilitating population identification (which may require postdisasters). Hence, they can be used in postmortem identification provided an antemortem record exists.