Bite Marks- A Novelty in Analysis

Abstract

In Forensic dentistry,dental knowledge is used for the civil and criminal laws,which are imposed by police agencies for the criminal justice system. Forensic dentistry is a field of forensic science that deals with the justice assistance in the cases of person identification.Since 49 AD Identification techniques applications was registered throughout our history. Bite marks serves as a main source in crimes such as child abuse,sexual abuse and murders,where the criminal uses the teeth as weapon,thereby teeth marking will be present neither on victim's skin nor on the objects present at the crime scene. Bite marks investigation are an intricate technique that carries subjectivity, various isolating opinions and generating arguments. This article consists of a narrative literature review and discusses various ways in the identification of bite marks performed with highlighting its recent advanced methods, their importance and also pointing out the role of the dentist.