ArticleJournal of forensic dental sciences
Salivary signature in forensic profiling: A scoping review.
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- Development and validation of salivary analysis for forensic evidence (SAFE) scale.The Journal of forensic odonto-stomatology · 2025Article
- The Salivary Transcriptome: A Window into Local and Systemic Gene Expression Patterns.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025Review
- Integration of Bite Mark Microbiome Analysis with Forensic DNA Profiling: Advancements, Challenges, and Synergistic Approaches.Rambam Maimonides medical journal · 2024Review
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- Integrating the salivary microbiome in the forensic toolkit by 16S rRNA gene: potential application in body fluid identification and biogeographic inference.International journal of legal medicine · 2022Article
- Dental Radiographic/Digital Radiography Technology along with Biological Agents in Human Identification.Scanning · 2022Review
- Forensic Analysis of Human Microbiome in Skin and Body Fluids Based on Geographic Location.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021Review
- An optimised saliva collection method to produce high-yield, high-quality RNA for translational research.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundSaliva has recently served as a primary investigative tool in forensics in the detection of crime, cases of sexual assaults, human and animal bite marks, poisoning, hormone identification, and alcohol and drug abuse.
aimThis scoping review aimed to comprehensively identify the role of saliva in comparative and reconstructive identification and propose the concept of salivary signature (SS) in forensics. METHODOLOGY: A literature search was performed on electronic databases, PubMed and Google Scholar with keywords, "salivary," "microbiome," and "forensics," and relevant articles identified along with reference tracking.
resultsSS model was based on salivary microbiome and biomarkers which together provide pertinent information about lifestyle, behavioral patterns, circadian rhythms, geolocation, cohabitation of individuals, postmortem intervals, systemic and oral ailments or cancers besides salivary flow and composition.
conclusionsThis communication highlights the constituents of SS and their significance in forensics. It also enumerates factors altering SS, limitations owing to diversity in microbiome and biomarker status, and possible measures to improve its accuracy and robustness in forensics.
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