Systematic Analysis of Palatal Rugae Pattern for Use in Human Identification between Two Different Populations

• Main Authors: Radhika Kalyani KOMMALAPATI (Author), Deepthi KATURI (Author), Kiran Kumar KATTAPPAGARI (Author), Lalith Prakash Chandra KANTHETI (Author), Rajasekhar Babu MURAKONDA (Author), Chandra Sekhar POOSARLA (Author), Ravi Teja CHITTURI (Author), Sridhar Reddy GONTU (Author), Venkata Ramana Reddy BADDAM (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Forensic odontology plays important role in identification of human remains in mass disasters such as air crash, tsunami, and accidents. Palatal rugae act as an ideal requisite for human identification as they are present in all victims and are resistant to changes such as aging and trau...