Open AccessTONGUE PRINTS – ARE THEYTRUE???
Author(s) -
Bansal Neha,
Richa Bansal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
science progress and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2635-0955
DOI - 10.52152/spr.2020.01.102
Subject(s) - tongue , identification (biology) , forensic identification , oral cavity , biometrics , computer science , orthodontics , biology , artificial intelligence , medicine , pathology , genetics , ecology
Tongue is a vital organ situated in the oral cavity. Tongue has unique features of its shape, size as well as has sexual dimorphism.no two individuals have same features of tongue not even identical twins! This idea prompted to consider tongue prints as an innovative and new research tool in forensic sciences for individual identification. Along with other biometric identification tools used in forensic sciences, tongue prints are also playing an important role and a promising tool in human identification. This is a small review illustrating the importance of tongue prints in identification