1Intern, Institute of Dental Sciences
2Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences
3Tutor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences
4Intern, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Forensic antilogy or forensic dentistry is the proper handling, interpretation and examination of dental evidence, which has to be offered before the court. Age and description of the person to whom the teeth belong can be accessed using dental history records including radiographs, antemortem and after death photographs and DNA. Person identification is the stronghold of civilization and the identification of unknown individual always been supreme importance to the society. Dental records consist of documents related to the history of present illness, clinical examination, diagnosis, treatment done and the prognosis.
Forensic Odontology, Dental records, Forensics, Medico legal, Antemortem
