Dental Anomalies: An Identification Marker in Forensics.

Shanmathy Sureshbabu, Ramya Ramadoss, Abirami Arthanari, Karthikeyan Ramalingam

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Endodontic Diagnosis and Nonsurgical Management of a Maxillary Second Molar With Parastyle: Report of a Case With a 24-Month Follow-Up.Case reports in dentistry · 2026
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Prevalence and distribution of shoveling and double shoveling non-metric traits in Mysuru population: A cross sectional study.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial research
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Shanmathy SureshbabuDepartment of Forensic Odontology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND.

Ramya RamadossDepartment of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND.

Abirami ArthanariDepartment of Forensic Odontology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND.

Karthikeyan RamalingamDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND.

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Aim This study aims to evaluate the non-morphological traits of the South Indian population. Introduction Dental morphological traits, also known as non-metric dental traits, exhibit variation in appearance both within and between groups. The study analyzed the non-metric traits among the South Indian population, as few variants can be grouped within the population. Materials and methods A total of 500 extracted tooth samples were collected. The dental non-metric traits that were evaluated are the cusp of Carabelli (CC), Talon's cusp (TC), shoveled incisor (SI), peg-shaped lateral incisor (PL), protostylid (PR),

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cusp of carabelli (cc)dental anomaliesdental non-morphic traitsforensic identificationhuman identificationpermanent teeth

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PMID38854347

DOI10.7759/cureus.59922

PMCPMC11157986

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