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Chapter-02 Role of Dentists

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Forensic Odontology

Author
1. Masthan KMK
ISBN
9788184486834
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10911_2
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2009
Pages
5
Author Affiliations
1. Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Karnataka, India, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil nadu, India
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Abstract

In this chapter the role of the dentist in mass disaster identification has been elaborated which consists of antemortem subsection, post mortem dental examination subsection and comparison method and the commonly used computer programs in finding antemortem data, missing persons, poor or inadequate post mortem data and incorrect data in the records. Also a brief discussion about mass disaster genetics, their advantages and disadvantages has been discussed.

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