Letters to the editor

In recent times, digitization has revolutionized the scope of dentistry. Digital dentistry has also gained a significant role in the field of forensic dental investigation, leading to the development of digital dental forensics. Digital dental forensics deals with the use of computer science for the purpose of forensic investigations using digital dental evidence.¹ Over the past decade, it has significantly contributed to the acquisition, analysis, and reporting of forensic dental evidence. Digital evidence is also acceptable in a court of law. This includes: digital dental charts, forensic dental radiography and photography, computer-assisted bite mark analysis and facial reconstruction, 3D scanners and printing, forensic comparison microscopes, forensic biorobots, virtopsy, etc.^1–4

Compared with traditional forensic investigation procedures, digital dental forensics offers several advantages. It is reliable and quick, there is improved accuracy, a reduction in human error, it cannot be easily manipulated, and it offers digital transfer of images with intact details and easy communication, particularly for on-site transfer and comparison of dental records in, for example, disaster victim identification.^1,4,5 Additionally, the use of software investigations has also led to the development of artificial intelligence for forensic investigations.