Journal of Dental and Orofacial Research
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 2

CBCT-The Newfangled in Forensic Radiology

  • Author:
  • S. Sujatha1, S. Rizwana Azmi2,, B. K. Yashodha Devi3, V. Shwetha4, T. Pavan Kumar4
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 47 to 55

1Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru-560054

2Post Graduate Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru-560054

3Senior Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru-560054

4Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru-560054

*Corresponding Author Email: rizwanaazmi@gmail.com

Online published on 18 January, 2019.

Abstract

Forensic radiology has a lot of scope in human identification, it acts as vital evidence for antemortem and postmortem records and assists in identifying the person, age, gender, race, etc. This paper reviews the different radiological techniques using Cone beam computerized tomography (CBCT) and advances available for successful identification of the deceased.

Keywords

Forensic Odontology, Cone Beam CT, Age Estimation, Sex Determination, Pre and Post Mortem Data