Virtopsy in Forensic Odontology: The no Touch Autopsy Das Rupsa*, Jena Suvranita Post Graduate Trainee, Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O'Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India *Corresponding Author: Rupsa Das, Post Graduate Trainee, Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O ’Anusandhan (Deemed to be University) Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, e-mail: drrupsadas@gmail.com
Online published on 27 November, 2019. Abstract A multi-dimensional way is much needed thing for the proof of identity and analyzing of the subjects in the field of general forensic more specifically in forensic odontology. The identification and examination of culprit's or victim's oral cavity always demands a knowledgeable approach; hence it is always advised and preferred an involvement of an Odontologist in the forensic examination. The examining odontologist should be willing to adapt the new technological advances and the recent developments in and around the world of Forensic Odontology. Earlier autopsy was the only mode of investigation of a dead body, but now with Vitropsy which is a modification of Autopsy in a photographic form of evidences collected such as radiographs and pictures, has proven to be a mile stone in criminal investigation. Top Keywords Radiology, Forensic Odontology, Forensic Medicine, 3D surface scanning, Virtopsy, Virtual autopsy. Top |