Palatal rugae – the unique, irregular ridges on the anterior hard palate – have emerged as a valuable anatomical marker in both forensic odontology and orthodontics. Their inherent stability, ...

If you were told that a dentist is the best go-to person in cases where the cops are stumped, you would most likely do a double take. But that is only stating a scientific fact. Take the recent case ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a cloudy afternoon. Dr S K Padmakumar was in the courtroom, anxiously awaiting sentencing in the first criminal case he was part of. As soon as the judge made the ruling — ...

The nation’s leading forensic experts held their annual meeting in 1970 at Chicago’s Drake Hotel, and all of the old guard was there. Fingerprint experts. Document examiners. Pathologists. Mingling ...

March 6 is celebrated as World Dentist Day worldwide. It goes back to the invention of the first 'dental foot engine' in 1790 by George Washington's dentist, John Greenwood (1760-1819). He adapted his ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo forensic dentist Mary Bush has received the 2021 Reidar F. Sognnaes Award of Excellence in Forensic Odontology from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences ...

The department of forensic odontology, SDM Dental College, Dharwad, which played a vital role in proving guilty all the accused in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case, works closely with the police ...