Significance of Dental Records in Personal Identification in Forensic Sciences

Shanbhag, Vagish Kumar L

doi:10.4103/2349-5014.155551

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“…However, the experience among dentists regarding forensic sciences is still insufficient in India [6]. Therefore, the present study was performed to appraise the perception of forensic odontology and its practice among dental professionals.…”

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Perception of Forensic Odontology and its Practice among the Local Dentists of an Institution

Bhakhri¹,

Kaur²,

Singh³

et al. 2017

J Forensic Res

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Forensic odontology has developed as one of the admired and significant branches of forensic sciences. Therefore, the main intention of the study is to scrutinize the perception of forensic odontology and its practice among the dental practitioners. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 152 subjects including interns, BDS staff and MDS staff through a questionnaire proforma. The proforma consisting of 16 questions was prepared on the topic of forensic odontology. The student's t-test and ANOVA test were used as tests of significance for data assessment and the statistical significance was set at p<0.05. In this study, 85% of dental practitioners maintain dental records and the most frequently used method among all is to record patient details (25.50%) which is followed by dental history (21.20%). Dental hard tissue (48.5%) and DNA (41.4%) examination were considered the ideal method of identification in case of mass disasters. Overall understanding of the theme seemed to be superior in senior faculty. This study shows that although there is an adequate knowledge and good attitude among dental practitioners regarding forensic odontology, yet they need more exposure from practical point of view.

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Perception of Forensic Odontology and its Practice among the Local Dentists of an Institution

Bhakhri¹,

Kaur²,

Singh³

et al. 2017

J Forensic Res

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“…Today, a variety of professionals, such as lawyers, policemen, pathologists, anthropologists, criminalists, psychiatrics, psychologists, dentists and other experts form what is known as a forensic team [1,2,3]. Defined by Keiser-Neilson in 1970, forensic dentistry is the -the branch of forensic medicine which in the interest of justice deals with the proper evaluation, examination, treatment and presentation of the results of dental evidence‖ [4,5,6].…”

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“…Natural teeth in all vertebrates, including humans, are the most durable organ of the body, persisting long after other skeletal structures have decomposed and are the most often preserved structures after death [19,20]. Therefore, teeth constitute a source of significant information, which should be registered by the dentist within a person's dental records [1,3,7,21]. Because teeth are hard, stable structures with unique sizes, shapes, colors, and positions in the dental arch, they present what is called dental evidence, as unique as fingerprints [1,3].…”

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Esthetic Reformation of Traumatically Fractured Anterior Tooth Using Prefabricated Fiber Post and Core in Uncooperative Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

2016

ARC Journal of Dental Science

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“…Although for many thousands years now dogs are considered the best human species companions, cases of dog bites are still not uncommon -especially among children [5]. Above 80% of all animal bites received by humans in developed countries are precipitated by dogs; it is estimated that on average half of developed countries inhabitants will be bitten at least once-either by an animal or by another human -during their life span [6].…”

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“…According to the American Board of Forensic Odontostomatology the analysis of bite marks requires obtaining history and photographic evidence, performing extra-and intraoral examination, collecting impressions, performing samplebites and study casts. Sometimes the characteristic marks on the victim body that helped at identification efforts were left not by the animal teeth but items worn by it, like dog necklace [5].…”

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Important to Forensic Medicine Statistical Trends in Hospital Admissions of Patents Bitten and Struck by Dogs (W54 ICD-10) in the Lower Silesia Region of Poland in the Years 2006-2012

2016

ARC Journal of Forensic Science

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Exposure to animate non-human mechanical forces shall theoretically become less and less frequent with the progress of civilization-as there are less and less animals in the humans nearest environment, especially wild or uncontrolled ones. However, as the society wealth grows it is becoming more and more popular to keep pets of different sorts. Also leisure time activities in open spaces reopen possibilities of contacts between humans and wild and stray animals. All this increases the risk of incidents resulting in humans harmed by animals. Data on causes of hospital admissions because of dog bite and strike incidents (W54 according to ICD-10) in the years 2006-2012, made available due to courtesy of the public healthcare insurance provider Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia in Lower Silesia region of Poland (NFZ), were analyzed to find out the current incidence and trends in dog bite and strike incidents in the analyzed period of time in order to equip clinical and forensic medicine as well as public health specialists with the current basis for decision making. The study revealed that the data on the Lower Silesia region of Poland are consistent with parameters characterizing other developed countries of the world: in the analyzed years there was significant and dynamic increase in the amount of dog bite and strike incidents resulting in hospital admissionsespecially at inhabited premises and roads. Keeping dogs as pets is very popular in Poland and thus the contacts between dogs and humans are common; unfortunately there is concurrently the lack of effective legal mechanisms of limiting pets abandonment with the resulting significant amount of stray animals. Such uncontrolled dogs are likely to trouble people in the common spaces; the study demonstrated that there exists a time association between the rise in amount of dog incidents and Polish population lifestyle changes, including the growing popularity of activities in the open air, especially everyday bicycle use that is being strongly encouraged also by Polish law starting from the year 2009. On the contrary, the risk of serious incidents involving dogs at trade, service, industrial and construction areas as well as at schools, other institutions and public administrative areas of Lower Silesia region of Poland shall be considered as minimal. Along with the increase in amount of bite incidents there is rising demand for the services of forensic dentistry experts in Poland.

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Significance of Dental Records in Personal Identification in Forensic Sciences

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Perception of Forensic Odontology and its Practice among the Local Dentists of an Institution

Perception of Forensic Odontology and its Practice among the Local Dentists of an Institution

Esthetic Reformation of Traumatically Fractured Anterior Tooth Using Prefabricated Fiber Post and Core in Uncooperative Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

Important to Forensic Medicine Statistical Trends in Hospital Admissions of Patents Bitten and Struck by Dogs (W54 ICD-10) in the Lower Silesia Region of Poland in the Years 2006-2012

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