In the modern era, digital radiographs have considerably reduced the errors in interpretation or incorrect identification as with conventional radiographs. Besides this, dental radiographs play an integral role in identification and age estimation by comparison of antemortem (AM) with postmortem (PM) data after tentative identification of suspect. Earlier digital forensics only encompassed personal computers for crime investigation, but nowadays, computers are connected to local network, i.e., internet, so this field has expanded to include network forensics as well.ĭigital forensics could be defined as “application of computer science and investigative procedures for a legal purpose involving the analysis of digital evidence.” Due to software advancements and uncovering of root cause, the application of digital forensic investigations is increasingly becoming more common, especially in mass disasters such as terrorism, aviation, tsunamis, and earthquake. Computers are used for committing cybercrime, and thanks to the burgeoning science of digital evidence forensics, law enforcement now use computers to fight crime. Digital forensics has replaced the traditional forensic investigations in terms of acquisition, analysis, and reporting of forensic evidence. Identification is not an easy task in medicolegal cases in which answers by individuals are misleading or inaccurate to arrive at proper conclusion. Examination and evaluation of dental records which are then presented in the interest of law for justice. This paper focuses on the evolution of forensic dentistry for effective detection and resolution of medico-legal matters and also highlights the use of comparison microscopes and new robotic tools by few forensic laboratories for automation of deoxyribonucleic acid sampling processes for human identification.įorensic dentistry has become an integral part of forensic science that plays a major role in identification of deceased individuals who cannot be identified visually or by other means after. Sophistication of software and advent of digital technologies such as computers, computer-aided design computer-aided manufacturing systems, digital records, facial reconstruction, touch-free autopsy, and virtopsy has resulted in quick identification and extraction of a large amount of data with reduced sampling bias. Digital forensics has revolutionized the traditional forensic investigations in terms of acquisition, analysis, and reporting of forensic evidence and its application is becoming common in the mass disasters, earthquakes, and terrorism. It plays a major role in identification of deceased individuals who cannot be identified visually or by other means after mass disasters or crimes. Forensic dentistry deals with proper handling, examination, and evaluation of dental records, which are then presented in the interest of law for justice.
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