1Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Career Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India,
3Professor & Head, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sardar Patel Postgraduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, U.P
4Reader, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sardar Patel Postgraduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, U.P
*Corresponding author: Ridhi Narang, Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India, Mobile No.: 08947933115, 09915387019. Email id- ridhinarang@gmail.com
Online published on 20 February, 2014.
Palatoscopy, or palatal rugoscopy, is the name given to the study of palatal rugae in order to establish a person's identity. Palatal rugae have been shown to be highly individual and consistent in shape throughout the life. It is well established fact that the palatal rugae pattern is unique to human, as his fingerprints. Rugae patterns have been studied for various purposes, mainly in the fields of anthropology, comparative anatomy, genetics, forensic odontology, prosthodontics and orthodontics.
Palatal Rugae, Human Identification, Forensic Odontology, Palatoscopy
