An awareness survey on rugoscopy, cheiloscopy, facial reconstruction & molecular biology for forensic purpose Balagopal Adra1, Rajeswari Raja2, Verma Priyanka3,* 1Postgraduate Student (M.Sc.), Department of Forensic Science, Chandigarh University 2Postgraduate Student (M.Sc.), Department of Forensic Science, Chandigarh University 3Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Science, Chandigarh University *Corresponding Author: Dr. Priyanka Verma Associate Professor, Department of Forensic science, Chandigarh University, E-mail: priyanka.pharma@cumail.in, Contact: +91-9971790222
Online published on 19 December, 2023. Abstract Introduction People possess distinctive individual characteristics that help in the identification and elimination of evidence during a crime scene reconstruction. This is a study that focuses on the reviews regarding particular aspects of odontological and facial recognition systems influenced by the integrity of forensic science and related studies. Forensic Odontology is the permissible application of odontological studies which include studies about teeth, gums, palatals, and lips. It is a branch of forensic science that deals with the standard collection and examination of dental marks and the appropriate assessment and demonstration of this evidence as a form of an expert witness in court. Under odontology, there are variance sequences of sub-topics that have been discussed so far including Cheiloscopy, Rugoscopy, and Dentistry. Moreover, this paper also discusses molecular biology and facial forensics which are evenly contributed to odontology. The essential uses of forensic odontology in the determination of human remains are grounded upon the exceptional features that prevail in the teeth of different individuals. This plays a vital role in the documentation of human remains in manifestations such as tidal waves, earthquakes, landslides, explosions, etc. Materials and Methods We surveyed to understand the awareness among the public regarding crimes and forensics. The response was created from the google sheet circulated and it showed that there are still few gaps between the people and the field of crime investigation using these varied methods Top Keywords Rugoscopy, Dentistry, Cheiloscopy, Facial Forensics, Molecular Biology, Odontology, Forensic Anthropology, Fingerprints, Anthropometry. Top |