Oral autopsy: A simple, faster procedure for total visualization of oral cavity

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Published Aug 1, 2016
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Volume 8, Issue 2, May-August 2016

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Boregowda Charan Gowda
Department of Oral Pathology, Sri Siddhartha Dental College, Tumkur, Karnataka
C Mohan
Dental Care and Research Center, Government Dental College, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Hemavathi
Department of Oral Pathology, Government Dental College, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Abstract

Identification of humans, especially in mass disaster is a challenging aspect for team members of the disaster victim identification (DVI) unit. Identification is necessary for humanitarian and emotional reasons and for many legal issues, particularly for family members. In the modern day, all possible methods have been applied for establishing the identification of deceased individuals. The DVI team comprises specialists from different disciplines. The forensic dentist plays a major role in the identification of victims in disaster. To establish a simple, faster and time saving procedure for Postmortem dental identification in mass disaster. In this article, we present a simpler and faster method, which helps in gaining access into the oral cavity that helps in the recording of postmortem oral findings where required.

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Boregowda Charan Gowda, C Mohan, & Hemavathi. (2016). Oral autopsy: A simple, faster procedure for total visualization of oral cavity. Journal of Forensic Dental Sciences, 8(2), 103–107. https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-1475.186375
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