Saxena Susmita, Sharma Preeti, Gupta Nitin
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Subharti Dental College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
J Forensic Dent Sci. 2010 Jul;2(2):69-76. doi: 10.4103/0975-1475.81285.
The importance of dental identification is on the increase year after year. With the passage of time, the role of forensic odontology has increased as very often teeth and dental restorations are the only means of identification. Forensic odontology has played a key role in identification of persons in mass disasters (aviation, earthquakes, Tsunamis), in crime investigations, in ethnic studies, and in identification of decomposed and disfigured bodies like that of drowned persons, fire victims, and victims of motor vehicle accidents. The various methods employed in forensic odontology include tooth prints, radiographs, photographic study, rugoscopy, cheiloscopy and molecular methods. Investigative methods applied in forensic odontology are reasonably reliable, yet the shortcomings must be accounted for to make it a more meaningful and relevant procedure. This paper gives an overview of the various experimental studies to aid in the identification processes, discussing their feasibilities and limitations in day-to-day practice.
牙齿鉴定的重要性逐年增加。随着时间的推移，法医牙科学的作用不断增强，因为牙齿和牙齿修复体常常是唯一的身份识别手段。法医牙科学在大规模灾难（航空事故、地震、海啸）中的人员身份识别、犯罪调查、种族研究以及溺水者、火灾受害者和机动车事故受害者等尸体已腐烂或面目全非的人员身份识别中发挥了关键作用。法医牙科学采用的各种方法包括牙印、X光片、摄影研究、唇纹检查、唇印检查和分子方法。法医牙科学应用的调查方法相当可靠，但必须考虑到其缺点，以便使其成为一个更有意义和相关性更强的程序。本文概述了各种有助于身份识别过程的实验研究，讨论了它们在日常实践中的可行性和局限性。
