A Practical Perspective of Forensic Odontology in Age Estimation: 2 Medico Legal Case Studies

Abstract

Forensic odontology is the branch of forensics that deals with human identification based on dental features.We discussed in this paper the medico-legal importance of different ages and the method of age estimation forlegal obligations along with case studies. Dental structures along with the skeletal age and secondary sexualcharacteristics as a method of assessing age in different age groups is increasingly used in both criminaland civil proceedings, which falls within the purview of forensic odontology. Hence, a good knowledge forevery dentist is necessary about various forensic methods like chronology of primary and permanent teeth,DNA studies, Cheiloscopy, Palatal rugae assessments etc for identification of an individual to assess factorslike age, sex, and so can able to play vital role in practice of Forensic Odontology