Forensic Odontology: Foundations, History and Dental Basics

This mock covers the foundational layer of forensic odontology: the discipline's definition and three core application domains (human identification, bite-mark analysis, and age estimation from dentition), the history of the field from Paul Revere's 1776 identification through twentieth-century DVI disasters, the professional role and toolkit of the forensic dentist within autopsy and DVI teams, the anatomy of the tooth including its four tissues and arch arrangement, and the three major dental notation systems (FDI two-digit, Universal Numbering System, and Palmer Notation) used worldwide in casework records.

This set suits students enrolled in MSc Forensic Science programmes (NFSU, Panjab University, Amity), candidates preparing for UGC-NET Paper II (Unit II: Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, which includes dental evidence), and practitioners entering their first DVI or mass-casualty rotation. Each question tests single-fact recall at the recall level, so target accuracy is 70-80 per cent.

Topics covered:

• Definition and three core domains of forensic odontology
• Landmark historical identifications and cases
• Paul Revere, Oscar Amoedo and other founding figures
• Role and credentialling of the forensic dentist
• Forensic odontology toolkit: instruments and records
• Tooth morphology: crown, root, cervix and four dental tissues
• Arch anatomy and eruption sequences
• FDI two-digit notation system
• Universal Numbering System and Palmer Notation

Allow 30 minutes.