Digital image fraudulence: A curse to forensic odontology.

J Forensic Dent Sci

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, VSPM Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

Published: January 2018

AI Article Synopsis

  • Digital records have replaced hard copies in forensic investigations, but image processing software makes it easy to manipulate these records, potentially concealing important facts.
  • The review article explores the types of digital image fraud in forensic odontology, techniques for detection, and preventive measures to combat this issue.
  • Emphasizing the urgent need for knowledge in digital image fraudulence, the article aims to support advancements in forensic technology while addressing the challenges posed by manipulation in the digital age.

Article Abstract

In today's era of forensic investigations, hard copies of forensic data have been replaced by digital records. However, wide availability of image processing software makes digital image manipulation an easy and low-cost way to distort or conceal facts. This review article aims to understand fraudulence in the digital records in forensic odontology and the various ways to detect as well as prevent it to an appreciable extent. Types of image fraudulence, ways to detect this fraudulence, and measures to prevent it to an appreciable extent have been discussed. Knowledge about digital image fraudulence, detection, and prevention is the desperate need of the hour in today's technology-driven forensic investigations. This review article attempts to focus on this pestering issue and aid the evolving technologies driven by great needs for valid forensic technique trying to claw out their way through the malignant fraudulence rooted in today's evolving digitization.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6344785PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfo.jfds_16_18DOI Listing

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