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Chapter-28 Forensic Pedodontics

BOOK TITLE: Pedodontics Practice and Management

Author
1. GV Badrinatheswar
ISBN
9788184489163
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11152_28
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
1. 3, Nile Street, Broomhill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2PN, UK
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Abstract

Forensic odontology is a branch of forensic medicine and, in the interests of justice, deals with proper examination, handling and presentation of dental evidence in a court of law. It is an investigative aspect of dentistry that analyzes dental evidence for human identification. A pedodontist has a spectrum of roles in attending a child patient, complete understanding of this science is one of the chief requisites for the pedodontists as they are often the first ones to interact or deal with children. They have a vital role in assisting forensic experts in cases of crime; mass disasters or child abuse in identifying the affected victim or criminal through dental identification, Bitemark study, etc.

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