An essential element of compliance with ethical standards in scientific research is the
reporting of a verifiable declaration of ethical approval and, when human subjects are …

Background Palatal rugae are asymmetric ridges of connective tissue located behind the
incisive papilla over the anterior hard palate. They serve as stable superimposition …

Background and Objectives: Human identification is the forensic odontologist's primary duty
in the fields like violent crime, child abuse, elder abuse, missing persons and mass disaster …

Background: Identification is of paramount importance in any forensic investigation. Positive
identification of living or deceased using distinctive traits is a cornerstone of forensic …

Rugoscopy refers to the study of palatal rugae in order to establish a personal identity. A
significant association has been found between rugae forms and ethnicity which may …

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quantitative and qualitative parameters of
palatal rugae using pre-orthodontic study models of Gujarati samples. Objectives:(1) To …

Palatal rugae patterns have unique characteristics and have been proposed as an
alternative method to establish identity when other means, such as fingerprints and dental …

Background: Palatal rugoscopy is a reliable method in the forensic personal identification
and racial group specification. the aim of the present study is to use palatal rugae pattern in …

Background: Human identification is one of the most challenging subjects that man has
been confronted with. The fingerprints and DNA comparison are the most commonly used …

Introduction: Palatal rugae complete its development during early intrauterine life, whereas
dental malocclusions in permanent dentition establishes several years into the post-natal …