Computer Aided Identification in Forensic Dentistry

Forensic Odontology or forensic dentistry is the use of dental expertise, dental findings, and dental facts in legal proceedings. The principle efforts of dentists in this regard are geared toward establishing the identity of unknown human remains or verifying the identity of visually unrecognizable human remains (1). Teeth, with their physiologic variations, pathoses and effects of therapy, record information that remains throughout life and beyond. (2). This article focuses on the use of computers in forensic identifications of unknown individuals and also about the ADIS