Oral and virtual autopsy in forensic dentistry

Authors

  • Abirami Arthanari Department of Forensic Odontology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha University, SIMATS,Chennai ‐ 600 077, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Jagdish Kamal Chander Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Adhithiya Palaniswamy General Dentist, Vancouver, Canada

Keywords:

Forensic autopsy, newer techniques, oral and virtual autopsy

Abstract

An examination of unidentified deceased individual and collection of evidence in forensics is a multiple
process. “Autopsy is derived from the Greek word autopsy, meaning “the act of seeing for oneself.” The
involvement of forensic odontologist in the examination autopsy is called oral autopsy. Oral autopsy, virtual
autopsy, and forensic facial reconstruction are added bench mark in forensic, which is judiciously helpful
in criminal investigation and human identification. This review is to show the highlights of forensic oral
autopsy in person identification and about the newer techniques used in this current era.

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Published

2022-08-17

How to Cite

Abirami Arthanari, Jagdish Kamal Chander, & Adhithiya Palaniswamy. (2022). Oral and virtual autopsy in forensic dentistry. International Journal of Clinicopathological Correlation, 5(2), 35–39. Retrieved from https://editorialmanager.in/index.php/ijcpc/article/view/350

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): Jul-Dec

Section

Review

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