A two year study of polycystic ovary syndrome in Davangere,Karnataka

Forensic dentistry plays a major role in identification of deceased individuals9. Dental identification of humans occurs for a number of different reasons and in a number of different situations15. The bodies of victims of violent crimes,16,13 fires,3 motor vehicle accidents7 and work place accidents can be disfigured to such an extent that identification by a family member is neither reliable nor desirable10. Persons who have been deceased for some time prior to discovery and those found in water also present unpleasant and difficult visual identifications. Dental identifications have always played a key role in natural and manmade disaster situations and in particular the mass casualties normally associated with aviation disasters4,1,5,6. Because of the lack of a comprehensive fingerprint database, dental identification continues to be crucial.