A New Denture Labeling System as an Ante-mortem Record for Forensic Identification

Abstract

Dental prostheses labeled with the patient's name and further unique identifiers such as gender, phone number, address, job and national identity number may play an important role in forensic casework's. This article describes a new technique for placing identification tags within the acrylic or metallic removable dentures in a simple and cheap way that satisfy all the forensic requirement for a suitable denture marker. So, helping in denture identification in forensic dentistry.

Sex determination in forensic odontology: A review

“…[ 28 ] Due to its internal position, stability, perennity that is, it persists throughout life, it is selected in forensic for human identification. [ 29 ]…”

“…Stenberg and Borrman in 1998 stated that dental prostheses labeled with at least the patient's name and further unique identifiers such as sex, phone number, address, job and national identity number may play an important role in forensic casework's. [ 29 ] These labeled prosthesis can be used as antemortem record for forensic identification. Denture labeling can be classified as inclusion system and marking system.…”

“…Borrman et al in 1999 suggested that due to the biologically inert nature, durability and ability to withstand even elevated temperature, lead paper as the best-suited denture markers that helps in forensic identification. [ 29 30 ]…”

The Effect of High Temperature Heating on Indentation Resistance of Cobalt Chromium Alloy Plates as Denture Labeling for Forensic Identification ( Research Report )

“…Denture labeling is a marking system on dentures that is very helpful in identifying individually those in patients who are comatose or unconscious people; an unknown body or burned scorched bodies due to a mass accident [2,3]. Denture labeling is commonly used in dental clinics abroad, but in Indonesia its use is still rare.…”