“Denture marking- A chair side technique”

Denture marking is useful in institutional settings and post-mortem identification. Numerous markers have been developed. Requirements for denture markers have been that they should be biologically inert (when incorporated into the denture), not be expensive, be easy to inscribe, be possible to retrieve after an accident, and survive elevated temperatures for a reasonable time under normal circumstances. Marked dentures can be important in identifying the owners in case of an accident, loss of memory, states of unconsciousness, being inadvertently misplaced on admission to a hospital or, in identifying the bodies of those who have died in a calamity. Positive identification through marked dentures plays a key role in forensic scenario. Marking dentures has been considered an important part of forensic dentistry, although no standardized method is followed. This article describes a technique which is simple, convenient, and utilizes the easily available material.