title: Rationale of identification based on biological factors of the dentition.
abstract: Dental traits in the nature of form and size of fissures, cusps, and pits often reflect genetic and phylogenetic interactions in growth and development that are common to other individuals and serve a useful purpose in identification.
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003817:Dentition; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005823:Genetics; D006801:Humans