Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 1

Identification of a deceased in disaster by complete denture prosthesis

  • Author:
  • Chethan 1, R. Hariharan2, Bhishnupati Singh3, N Priya4, T.V Sreeharsha5
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 17 to 18

1Department of Prosthodontics including Crown and Bridge and Implantology, M R Ambedkar Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka

2Ragas Dental College & Hospital, East coast Road, Uthandi, Chennai-600119, Tamilnadu, India

3Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital Gandhi Nagar, Kankarbagh, Patna-23, Bihar, India

4M.A. Rangoonwala College of Dental Science and Research, Pune, 411001, Maharashtra

5College of Dental Science, Pavilion Road, Davanagere-566004

Online published on 28 February, 2012.

Abstract

Occurrences of mass disasters, both natural and man-made, reported worldwide over the last decade are numerous and well documented, the forensic odontologist will almost certainly be one of those called upon to identify disaster victims or at anytime when the features of the body are destroyed beyond all recognition.1

In cases of complete edentulousness, to facilitate a simple and inexpensive means of dental identification, standard techniques of marking dentures have been advocated Which involve typically, the inclusion of some form of a printed label.2

Keywords

Complete edentulousness, Complete dentures, Microchip board, Microchip, Carbide bur, Disinfection, Ultrasonic cleaners, Solutions of 1% hypochlorite, 4% chlorhexidine, 4% sodium perborate.7