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Role of Dentists in Manmade Disasters - A Review


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1 Dept. of Prosthodontics, SIBAR Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, India
     

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It is true that we have landed up in a very sophisticated and modernised era where the technology has outraged or excelled in every walk of life. But still, we are facing many new challenges especially in putting up a hault for the ever growing crime rates. Forensic dentistry proves out to be the major ray of hope where the conventional means of identification goes in vain. Forensic dental identifications, especially in times of manmade disasters, depend mainly on the availability of ante mortem dental records so it is the social responsibility of each and every dentist to maintain dental records of their patients for the noble cause of identification in the event of manmade disasters.

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Manmade Disaster, Comparative Identification, Reconstructive Identification, Cheiloscopy, Denture Marking Systems, Rugae Pattern
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Authors

Jaya Krishna Babu
Dept. of Prosthodontics, SIBAR Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, India
T. Krishna Mohan
Dept. of Prosthodontics, SIBAR Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, India

Abstract


It is true that we have landed up in a very sophisticated and modernised era where the technology has outraged or excelled in every walk of life. But still, we are facing many new challenges especially in putting up a hault for the ever growing crime rates. Forensic dentistry proves out to be the major ray of hope where the conventional means of identification goes in vain. Forensic dental identifications, especially in times of manmade disasters, depend mainly on the availability of ante mortem dental records so it is the social responsibility of each and every dentist to maintain dental records of their patients for the noble cause of identification in the event of manmade disasters.

Keywords


Manmade Disaster, Comparative Identification, Reconstructive Identification, Cheiloscopy, Denture Marking Systems, Rugae Pattern