Palatal rugae – the unique, irregular ridges on the anterior hard palate – have emerged as a valuable anatomical marker in both forensic odontology and orthodontics. Their inherent stability, ...

A forensic odontologist's job is to aid in legal investigations by identifying unknown human remains through dental records.

Many forensic odontology cases can create significant emotional stress. One way of dealing with the stress is remembering that the forensic odontologist is performing a valuable service for the ...

Dr S K Padmakumar has been, for long, the Kerala Police’s go-to forensic odontologist for piecing together dental evidence and bite mark analysis, which can pla ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a cloudy afternoon. Dr S K Padmakumar was in the courtroom, anxiously awaiting sentencing in the first criminal case he was part of. As soon as the judge made the ruling — ...