*Intern, Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Rama Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Kanpur (U.P)
**Post Graduate Student, Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Rama Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Kanpur (U.P)
***Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Rama Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Kanpur (U.P)
****Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rama Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Kanpur (U.P)
Bite marks are regularly found in the number of crime cases like sexual assault, quarrels, homicide and some times in the burglary. Biting is used by human beings both for offense and self defence. Analysis and comparison of bite marks on human skin with suspect’s dentition is a complicated procedure. The present review describes the classification, characteristics, mechanism of production and appearance of bite mark injuries, collection of evidence, comparison techniques and technical aids in the analysis of bite marks.
Odontology, Bite Marks, Forensic, Sexual
