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Journal of Forensic Research

ISSN: 2157-7145

Open Access

Forensic Dentistry: An Overview of the Human Identification’s Techniques of this Dental Specialty

Abstract

Luciana Conceição, Isadora Augusta da Silveira and Rafael Guerra Lund

The dentist who graduates to work in a dental clinical practice, finds a new professional branch in Forensic Dentistry. This review article reports the different fields of Forensic Dentistry and shows the importance of this specialty. Furthermore, it presents a review of current literature on different oral methods of human identification (dental arch exams, palatal rugae, and tooth extractions for the posterior examination of the DNA of the dental pulp) that are responsibility of the forensic dentist. The dentist is the only one who has the proper skills to investigate forensic clues found in a cadaver. A vast knowledge is required of the dentist to work in this area, because of the many responsibilities.

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