We are living in the era of science and technology and it have infused with many aspects of our everyday life. With the advent of newer technologies the criminals have made full use of it which sometimes facade a challenging task to investigators such as forensic experts to catch the crime. An important observation in the field of Forensic Science is that most of the existing methods have been successful in certain crimes but these methods have not changed over the past few decades. Computer forensics (sometimes known as computer forensic science) is a branch of digital forensic science pertaining to legal evidence found in computers and digital storage media. The goal of computer forensics is to examine digital media in a forensically sound manner with the aim of identifying, preserving, recovering, analyzing and presenting facts and opinions about the information. Although it is most often associated with the investigation of a wide variety of computer crime. The use of computers in forensic dentistry has mirrored the use of computers in dentistry in general. There has been a rapid acceptance and use of computers for management of all frontoffice and many clinical procedures. Their use has presented new tools for solving difficult forensic problems and has created new concerns regarding their application in general dentistry. The accepted uses of computers in dentistry and forensic dentistry are presented along with suggestions for future directions. This review will discuss the need for computer forensics and application of technologies to be practiced in an effective and legal way, formalize basic technical issues, and point to references for further reading. It promotes the idea that the proficient practice of computer forensics and awareness of applicable laws is essential for today’s networked organizations. 

Keywords: Computer forensics; Criminal; Technology; Forensic dentistry; Dental records; Identification.