Open AccessPalatoscopy and odontometrics for sex identification and hereditary pattern analysis in a Navi Mumbai population: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Treville Pereira,
Subraj Shetty,
Ridima Surve,
Swati Gotmare,
Pooja Kamath,
Sourab Kumar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_197_16
Subject(s) - dentistry , orthodontics , dentition , statistical significance , population , statistical analysis , medicine , mathematics , statistics , environmental health
Identification of an individual is a challenging task in the field of forensic odontology. Sometimes, the identity of individuals by fingerprints is difficult; hence, the examination of palatal rugae and the human dentition is a viable option.