Year : 2017

Volume : Volume 7

Issue : Issue 1

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Dr. Poonam M Singh
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Abstract

Background:  The dental profession has long acknowledged the importance of placing identification marks on dentures.  Denture marking is accepted as a means of identifying dentures and persons in geriatric institutions, during war, crimes, and civil unrest, natural and mass disasters, post mortem and medico-legal investigations. A number of labelling systems are available but majority of the methods are expensive, time consuming, and may not be suitable for all dental practitioners to use. The labelling systems can be broadly separated into either surface marking methods or inclusion systems. The value of labelling dentures is immense when a positive identity of an individual is required. This paper reviews the various methods of denture marking and highlights the significance of placing identification marks on dentures.

Keywords: Denture identification, Labelling, Bar coding.