Open AccessAre tooth prints a hard tissue equivalence of finger print in mass disaster: A rationalized review
Author(s) -
Shaik Kamal Sha,
Boinapelli Vengal Rao,
Mamidanna S. Rao,
K V Halini Kumari,
Sudarshan Kumar Chinna,
Divya Sahu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_131_17
Subject(s) - hard tissue , enamel paint , finger print , dentistry , forensic odontology , identification (biology) , computer science , orthodontics , medicine , biology , artificial intelligence , botany
Personal identification methods may not be efficient when bodies are decomposed, burned, in cases of mass disasters when soft tissue cannot provide reliable information or has been lost. Various methods currently employed in forensic odontology for personal identification include comparing with antemortem dental charts, rugoscopy, denture labeling, DNA analysis from dental pulp, bite mark analysis, etc., Recently, there is growing interest in the study of enamel rod end patterns. These enamel rod end patterns are termed as "Tooth prints" and the study of these prints is known as "Ameloglyphics" (amelo: Enamel, Glyphics: Carvings). This review encompasses about the basis of using enamel rod end patterns, methods of obtaining the patterns and further suggests these tooth prints as an analogy to finger print in personal identification in mass disasters.