Medico-Legal Update
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2

Identification of Humans Through Bones and Skull

  • Author:
  • Bhaskar Agarwal1, Vikram Ahuja2, Amitabh Varshney3, Gaurav Singh4, Abhinav Shekhar5, Sanjib Chowdhary5
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 16 to 18

1Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, CSM Medical University (Upgraded KGMC), Lucknow, UP, India

2SIPS Super Speciality Hospital, Burn and Trauma Centre, Lucknow, UP, India

3Department of Periodontics, Institute of Dental Education & Advance Studies, Gwalior, MP, India

4Department of Prosthodontics, Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, India

5Department of Prosthodontics, Sardar Patel Institute of Medical & Dental Sciences, Lucknow, UP, India

Abstract

The developments in forensic science have introduced many vital crime solving techniques over the past few decades. It has shaped the world of justice, fuelling crime investigations and signifying the progress of modern technology. This article attempts to review different aspects of forensic science and emphasise the key role it plays in determining the identity of humans through skull and bone.

Keywords

Forensic science, skull, medico–legal