Open AccessSaliva as a forensic tool
Author(s) -
Shailja Chatterjee
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/jfo.jfds_69_18
Subject(s) - forensic science , saliva , forensic odontology , sample (material) , data science , psychology , computer science , history , biology , archaeology , dentistry , medicine , chemistry , chromatography , biochemistry
Forensic science is a branch that deals with a wide plethora of areas such as anthropology, migration studies and criminology. Various biological samples have been utilized to assist a scientist towards getting answers to the myriad of questions in the field. Saliva is an easily available source from victim as well as aggressors, parent-child and siblings. Various tests have been devised to aid in identifying salivary sample constituents. This paper deals with the wide utility of saliva as a forensic tool.