What is the role of forensic radiology in dentistry?
Forensic radiology plays a critical role in dentistry by providing a means to identify individuals and estimate their age at the time of death. Dental radiographs can be used to compare antemortem and postmortem images to determine if they belong to the same individual, and to estimate the age of the deceased. This information can be used in criminal investigations and in the identification of victims of disasters or mass casualties.