Visiting Card in Dentures-A New Dimension of Forensic Dentistry

Forensic dentistry is one of the most innovative branches of dentistry which helps to identify victims in mass disasters and in many medicolegal investigations. Prosthodontists are playing a very important role in forensic dentistry as they are concerned with the fabrication of various prostheses, which can serve as an important tool of identification. If we go through the literature, we would find many methods to label a denture but none, till date, fulfils all the requirements of American Dental Association (ADA). This article describes a method, wherein, a lead foil with patient details was sandwiched between two layers of resin during the processing of the denture.The method has proved to be simple, easy, quick, durable and cosmetically acceptable fulfilling all the requirements of ADA. Denture labelling is important to patient's identification and to ensure that denture labeling is performed routinely, esthetic preferences must be considered.