1Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sri Ganganagar
2Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sri Ganganagar
3Prof & Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow
4Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow
Online published on 26 February, 2013.
The new millennium has brought many good things in our lives for example a boom in telecommunication and information technology (Tele Dentistry). On the other hand it has also brought new challenges of terrorism, natural disasters and a high rate of crime. Forensic dentistry has become an integral part of forensic medicine utilized in the act of criminal investigations and legal proceedings since the past 100 years. Any process that possesses the possibility of assisting the forensic field in identifying a suspect should be pursued and utilized in the act of criminal investigations and legal proceedings. One such process is uniqueness of palatal rugae which have been highly individual and consistent in shape throughout life.
Palatoscopy, Palatal rugoscopy, Palatine rugae, Rugae palatine, Forensic odontology
