title: Personal identification using dental prostheses.
abstract: A personal identity mark may be added to a metal or an acrylic resin prosthesis. The importance of this technique, particularly in terms of forensic investigation and identification, should make it a compulsory dental procedure. Where metal is involved, engraving is the most desirable method of marking. The heat resistance of various labeling materials indicates that an acrylic resin prosthesis should contain a marked, heat resistant material together with a mark clearly visible from the denture surface.
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003779:Denture Design; D003778:Dentures; D005553:Forensic Dentistry; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D009656:North America; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins