Mohan Jayashree, Kumar C Dhinesh, Simon Paul
Department of Prosthodontics, Vinayaka Missions Sankarachariyar Dental College, Salem, Tamil Nadu India.
J Indian Prosthodont Soc. 2012 Sep;12(3):131-6. doi: 10.1007/s13191-012-0125-x. Epub 2012 Jun 27.
"Identification through forensic science is an art of giving the corpse a name A real life detective work that would put even Sherlock Homes to shame." Forensic dentistry deals with proper handling and examination of dental evidence and proper evaluation and presentation of dental findings in interest of justice. Denture marking or labeling is not a new concept in either Prosthetic or Forensic dentistry and its routine practice has been urged by Forensic dentists internationally for many years. Denture marking is accepted as a means of identifying dentures and persons in geriatric institutions or post mortem during war, crimes, and civil unrest, natural and mass disasters. Prosthodontists are playing very important role in forensic dentistry as they are concerned with fabrication of various prostheses which can serve as an important tool for identification. Identification is essential requirement of any medico-legal investigation because a wrong identity may pose a problem in delivering justice. The main objective of this article is to discuss the various methods of denture marking and to emphasize the importance of denture marking for person identification in medico legal investigations.
通过法医学进行身份识别是一门赋予尸体名字的艺术，这是一项现实生活中的侦探工作，就连夏洛克·福尔摩斯都会为之汗颜。法医牙科学涉及对牙科证据的妥善处理和检查，以及为伸张正义对牙科检查结果进行恰当评估和呈现。假牙标记或标签在修复牙科或法医牙科学中都不是新概念，多年来国际上的法医牙医一直敦促将其作为常规做法。假牙标记被视为在老年机构中或在战争、犯罪、内乱、自然和重大灾难后的尸检过程中识别假牙和人员的一种手段。口腔修复医生在法医牙科学中发挥着非常重要的作用，因为他们涉及各种假体的制作，而这些假体可作为身份识别的重要工具。身份识别是任何法医学调查的基本要求，因为错误的身份认定可能会在伸张正义时带来问题。本文的主要目的是讨论假牙标记的各种方法，并强调假牙标记在法医学调查中对人员身份识别的重要性。
