Open AccessPicrosirius Red and Polarization Microscopy – A Tool for Gender Differentiation
Author(s) -
Charan Gowda BK
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/22863.9296
Subject(s) - polarization microscopy , birefringence , stain , polarization (electrochemistry) , microscopy , pathology , staining , medicine , chemistry , optics , physics
Forensic dentistry is a branch of dentistry which in collaboration with legal profession serves an important role to maintain justice system of a country. Forensic dentists play a major role in identification of an individual. Within the literature various methods have been found to be useful in gender differentiation. An attempt was made for differentiation of gender using picrosirius red and polarization microscopy.