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Dental Profiling in Dental Autopsy: Case Report

Aniket Uday Vaidya , Aniket Uday Vaidya1 , Manisha M Khorate2 , Nigel Figueiredo3

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Indian Journal of Forensic Odontology 12(2):p 49-55, July-December 2019. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfo.0974.505X.12219.3

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Aniket Uday Vaidya, Manisha M Khorate, Nigel Figueiredo. Dental Profiling in Dental Autopsy: Case Report. Indian Journal of Forensic Odontology. 2019;12(2):49–55


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Forensic dentistry deals with identifying human remains after homicides, accidents, wars or natural calamities. It has been established that dental indicators can assist in successfully identifying. The study of teeth and the surrounding tissues of the oral cavity in order to establish the identity of a victim are known as dental profiling. The following case report highlights the need to properly examine all the specimen and record minute details. It has been seen that teeth can play a vital role in estimating the age, sex, race, socio-economic status, personal habits, oral and systemic health, occupation and dietary status of an individual.

Keywords: Forensic dentistry; Forensic odontology; Dental profiling; Dental autopsy.


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Aniket Uday Vaidya, Manisha M Khorate, Nigel Figueiredo. Dental Profiling in Dental Autopsy: Case Report. Indian Journal of Forensic Odontology. 2019;12(2):49–55


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