Forensic odontology can be applied in today’s forensics in the identification of human remains. When a disaster strike and leaves a mass casualty in that it is hard to facial recognize people, forensic odontology can be used. Forensic odontology uses dental remains from people. It is associated with the comparison of dental records. Forensic odontology compares post postmortem dental features of a victim with a missing person dental records. Forensic odontology can be used in determining the age and sex of a person. First of all, it involves building a dental profile of a victim. Using a physical and radiographic examination of teeth and paradental structure, you can build a physical and radiographic examination of teeth and paradental structure to make a person physical practice. Computed tomography scanning 3d virtual modeling can also help dental profiling. High image resolution, database, a cast of teeth can help in identifying a person.
Post postmortem records affect the accuracy and completeness of any dental comparison. If sufficient dental remains are still present, it is feasible to make a dental profile. Quality control is needed to achieve as high-quality control is required. Recently, a computer has been used as an aid in forensic odontology.
CT scanners, dental radiography, and 3D surface scanner have been of vital importance in forensic odontology. Dental radiography is more reliable. Special sensors from x-ray radiated objects show a shadow of items. The shadow objects are radiopaque. Radiography record precisely what is present in an object. They are in two -dimensions and can be used to confirm with written documents that contain dental records. Radiography radiation may reveal specific details like, for example, root canal fillings or tooth – colored restoration. CT data from a medical cone beam machine can be used by forensic odontology in dental profiling. Cone beam machine can use hard beam by use of high atomic number materials. Materials such as implants and metal amalgam. The materials help in filtering lower energy photons in the x-ray beam. From these, a 3D image is captured. These 3D images can be used in creating 3d models. CT has proven to be more versatile in imaging modalities. The distinctive and differential angles of the tooth shown can help in resolving the question. CT images are most valuable when collecting dental information.’
3D Scanners are replacing conventional dental technologies. First, a thick paste is inserted into a victim’s mouth. It is later removed, showing a victim’s teeth and gums. Of late, 3D intraoral scanners have been used. They are connected to a computer. A model is created in real-time, and it produces an accurate 3D virtual model. 3D scanners have been shown to be accurate. Digital dental records with computerization are replacing physical records. Digital dental records can be stored for a very long time. The lack of a possible error can help forensic odontology will depend on 3D sets, which include CT and 3D surface scan data.