Forensic Odontology

Forensic Odontology refers to the use of Odontologist’s expertise in tracing crime associated clues and details with the use of Odontology. Mostly people who are involved in this type of job are highly experienced dentist that opted to try a higher degree of their expertise by helping in solving crimes and cases. The presence of Odontologist in a crime scene investigation is really important specially when there is a problem in clarification of identity, bite marks, dental evidences and dental associated crimes.

They picked even the smallest possible clue and examine everything carefully to provide important facts that may help in solving a mystery. But unlike other expertise on the team of forensic experts, Odontologist have fewer assignments to take, they are usually assigned on isolated cases where crimes were unsolved due to scarcity of evidences and identity of suspects. Whenever a crime happens in a severe manner, where victims are burned, or thrown into other places,  the tendency of identifying them is really poor , thus this is the time where odontologist takes over and do appropriate examination to reveal true identity through their dental records. Professional odontologists are mostly hired through recommendation and popularity where government sectors check their expertise through background checking and professional associations. This is to support the fact that not all dentist, or odontologist has the ability to perform required expertise in forensic investigation a reason why they are chosen carefully and weighed in accordingly on how effective and helpful they can be on the forensic team.

Forensic Odontology is not limited to crime related tasks, most of them are assigned on the FBI together with the DNA testing  department, actually they play a relevant task since they are all related on revealing identities and investigating decade bodies which other people needs clarification on their true identity not necessarily crime related but most of it. The use of dental records on revealing identity is not new today which in a way also odontologist has the ability to run examinations and reveal the exact age through dental remains. We all know that unlike the skeleton and other body remains, the teeth is the one that stays in place, undamaged and can be examined without getting destroyed, a fact that supports how accurate ondontology results are. Dental evidences can be recovered even from a long period of time; they can be traceable and remains beneficial in providing facts.