Forensic Odontology is the study of dental science to legal investigations. A forensic odontologist is primarily involved in the identification of an offender by comparing dental records to bite marks that may be left on a victim or at a crime scene or identification of remains based on the dental records. They are highly experienced and are specially trained dentists. Forensic odontologists, because they are dentist spend most of their time as regular general dentist in an office or possibly their own practice. When forensic odontologists are called in, they may be asked to determine the source of a bite mark and not limited to testifying in cases of density malpractice. They might be called in by police officers, coroner, and even the medical
