Palatal rugae as an unique and stable marker in personal identification-An interracial pilot study

• Main Authors: Nishant Kumar (Author), Ramasamy Sarvathikari (Author), Venkatesh Jayaraman (Author), Philips Mathew (Author), Kumari Jyotsana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In post-mortem scenarios, often it is a very difficult process to establish a person's identity. Rugae are unique in that they are protected from trauma as they are insulated from heat by tongue and buccal pad of fat unlike fingerprint or lip print that is prone to destruction. Aim...