A new alternative technique for denture identification

Abstract

Forensic science deals with examining and gathering information related to an accident or a crime scene. The contribution of prosthodontics to forensic odontology is highly significant after the invention of denture labeling techniques. Personal identification is inevitable in case of accident, loss of memory, state of unconsciousness and in hospitals. Labeled dentures can remarkably help identify the dead after disasters and accidents. Since then various denture markers were described in literature. This case report highlights an alternative technique of denture identification wherein a quick response code (QR code) is incorporated into the processed denture using a clear acrylic sheet instead of self cure acrylic resin.