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In order to ensure justice, forensic odontology is a subfield of forensic science that deals with the right gathering, handling, meticulous investigation, suitable interpretation, and preservation of dental evidence for future use. There have been substantial changes made to the data collecting, interpretation, and other procedures used in the field of forensic odontology. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the conceptualizations that are currently employed in forensic odontology as well as emerging developments in traditional approaches. Future prospects for the study of forensic odontology appear bright due to a number of rising trends in the discipline. Since the majority of the instruments rely on the records that dentists keep, it is imperative that dentists stay up to date on the latest developments in forensic odontology. In cases of bite mark analysis, age determination, child abuse, and identification fixing in mass disasters, the forensic odontologist applies his or her dental expertise. As a result, in a number of medicolegal cases in recent years, forensic odontologists have had more duty and obligation.
Seema Shantilal Pendharkar (Fri,) studied this question.