Utilization of forensic dentistry in indentification of individuals

Forensic identification and age estimation has a significant role in cases when the unknown deceased body is found, after mass disasters when it is necessary to distinguish victims, but also in guestion of imigrants. And just these areas are very important part of forensic odontology, because dental development like a complex proces takes place from early foetal life to approximately 20 years of age is less affected by endocrine diseases or nutritional variations than other tissues. Dental age estimate is fundamental mainly in cases of children and young people, which teeth are still growing and they are in different developmental stages. On basis of these stages is possible to obtain very accurate results