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Silent Witnesses: Exploring the Impact of Cone Beam Computed Tomography on Forensic Investigations.

Prashanthi Reddy, Ganiga Channaiah Shivakumar, Vanaja Reddy, Neha Mehrotra, Pratiksha Kumar, Anuradha Agrawal, Vishnu Desai, Santosh Kumar, Rahnuma Ahmad, Mainul Haque

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Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Prashanthi ReddyOral Medicine, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, IND.
Ganiga Channaiah ShivakumarOral Medicine and Radiology, People's College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, IND.
Vanaja ReddyOral Medicine and Radiology, Modern Dental College and Research Centre, Indore, IND.
Neha MehrotraPeriodontics, Index Institute of Dental Sciences, Indore, IND.
Pratiksha KumarOral Pathology and Microbiology, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, IND.
Anuradha AgrawalDentistry, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, IND.
Vishnu DesaiPeriodontology and Implantology, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, IND.
Santosh KumarPeriodontology and Implantology, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, IND.
Rahnuma AhmadPhysiology, Medical College for Women and Hospital, Dhaka, BGD.
Mainul HaquePharmacology and Therapeutics, National Defence University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MYS.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has transformed forensic odontology by contributing high-resolution, low-dose, three-dimensional imaging capabilities. This review emphasizes the applications of CBCT in forensic investigations, including personal identification, age estimation, sex determination, bite mark analysis, ancestry estimation, facial reconstruction, and assessment of cranial trauma. CBCT's versatility, precision, and noninvasive nature make it a valuable tool in both postmortem and antemortem investigations. This article also discusses the current limitations of CBCT and outlines future research perspectives in forensic roentgenology.

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age estimationbite markscone beam computed tomographycranial traumafacial reconstructionforensic identificationforensic odontologyradiology in forensicssex determinationteeth

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PMID41376725
PMCPMC12687104

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