Lenticular card: A new method for denture identification

• Main Author: Colvenkar Shreya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Dental Research
• Subjects: Denture identification; lenticular card; forensic dentistry
• Online Access: http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2010;volume=21;issue=1;spage=112;epage=114;aulast=Colvenkar

<b>Aim:</b> The need for denture marking is important for forensic and social reasons in case patients need to be identified individually. Majority of the surface marking and inclusion techniques are expensive, time consuming, and do not permit the incorporation of large amounts of information. In this article, the method to include a lenticular identification card stood out from the currently available denture marking methods in various ways. The lenticular card stores the patient&#x2032;s information has two or more images that can be viewed by changing the angle of view. <b> Materials and Methods:</b> The maxillary denture was processed according to the manufacturer&#x2032;s instructions. The lenticular identification card was incorporated in the external posterior buccal surface of the maxillary denture using salt and pepper technique. For testing of durability, denture with the identifier was placed in water for up to 4 months. <b>Conclusion: </b> The proposed method is simple, cheap, and can store a large amount of information, thus allowing quick identification of the denture wearer. The labels showed no sign of fading or deterioration.