Saliva as a forensic tool

Shailja ChatterjeeJournal of Forensic Dental Sciences 2019 11(1):1-4 Forensic science is a branch that deals with a wide plethora of areas such as anthropology, migration studies and criminology. Various biological samples have been utilized to assist a scientist towards getting answers to the myriad of questions in the field. Saliva is an easily available source from victim as well as aggressors, parent-child and siblings. Various tests have been devised to aid in identifying salivary sample constituents. This paper deals with the wide utility of saliva as a forensic tool.
Source: Journal of Forensic Dental Sciences - Category: Dentistry Authors: Source Type: research