Palatal Rugoscopy: A Tool for Ethnicity and Gender Identification Among Saudi and Kuwaiti Populations
Nishath Sayed Abdul,
Jumana Abdullah Alzahrani,
Sarah Saad Alharbei
et al.
Abstract:Background
The establishment of human identity has always been a concern after mass disasters, and the role of odontology in forensics has greatly evolved. Nowadays, palatal rugoscopy is a widely used method in the recognition of human identity due to its uniqueness in the course, direction, length, form, position, and enduring nature against disintegration. Its easy applicability, cost-effectiveness, and prompt results can be applied to festering, scorched bodies and in the absence of missing upper… Show more
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