Evaluación de la competencia de estudiantes de odontología en rugoscopia forense para la identificación humana

Panjit Chunhabundit1, Tawepong Arayapisit1, Natchalee Srimaneekarn2

  • 1Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, 6 Yothi Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.

Scientific reports
|December 25, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Los estudiantes de odontología demostraron una gran precisión en la identificación de individuos mediante patrones de rugosidades palatinas (rugoscopia). Esta investigación destaca su potencial papel de apoyo en la identificación forense cuando los expertos no están disponibles.

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