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Denture Marking: A Valuable Aid in Forensic Identification


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The importance of rapid identification of the victims in mass disasters is essential for legal and humanitarian reasons. When the individual is edentulous, where almost all valuable identification components of oral cavity are lost, the positive identification can be achieved through marked dentures. This paper emphasizes the importance of denture marking and reviews the different denture marking methods.

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Denture Marking, Denture Identification, Denture Labeling
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Authors

Vikas B. Kamble
Department of Prosthodontics, P.M.N.M Dental College & Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India
Raviraj G. Desai
Department of Prosthodontics, P.M.N.M Dental College & Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India
Kashinath C. Arabbi
Department of Prosthodontics, P.M.N.M Dental College & Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India
Sourabh Dhopare
Department of Prosthodontics, P.M.N.M Dental College & Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India
Kaustubh Mahajan
Department of Prosthodontics, P.M.N.M Dental College & Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India
Siddharam Patil
Department of Prosthodontics, P.M.N.M Dental College & Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India
Ved Prakash
Department of Prosthodontics, P.M.N.M Dental College & Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

Abstract


The importance of rapid identification of the victims in mass disasters is essential for legal and humanitarian reasons. When the individual is edentulous, where almost all valuable identification components of oral cavity are lost, the positive identification can be achieved through marked dentures. This paper emphasizes the importance of denture marking and reviews the different denture marking methods.

Keywords


Denture Marking, Denture Identification, Denture Labeling

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