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Indian Journal of Forensic Odontology

Volume  11, Issue 1, January-June 2018, Pages 19-28
 

Review Article

Application of Saliva Samples in Forensics: a Brief Update

Karthik M. Krishna*, Deepali Jain**, Vikram Deep Singh*** Lumbini Pathivada****

*Professor **Senior Lecturer, ***Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontology ****Senior Lecturer, Department of Paedontics and Preventive Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh 244001, India.

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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfo.0974.505X.11118.4

Abstract

  Salivary detection and analysis is playing an increasingly important role in the field of forensic sciences. Its benefits include ease of collection based on non-invasive methods, safety in handling and high similarity of constituents with those of plasma. It has a wide range of applications in forensics and this update is aimed to highlight the same.


Keywords: Saliva; DNA; Forensics.



Corresponding Author : Karthik M. Krishna, Professor, Department of Periodontology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh 244001, India.