Dr. Jayakrishnan Pillai, a lecturer in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology at Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad, has conducted extensive research on dental morphology across India, contributing to forensic science and anthropology.
His doctoral research, completed at National Forensic Sciences University, Gujarat, involved the analysis of 2,23,650 teeth from 7,455 dental models collected across 23 states, building a great database for Indian dental scenario.
Dr. Pillai’s work is expected to support India in understanding genetic diversity, population patterns, and how dental traits vary across different geographical regions, aiding both scientific research and forensic identification.
Dr. Pillai had also volunteered to perform the dental identification of the charred victims of the AI 171 plane crash in Ahmedabad on 12th June 2025.
Read more to know about his work.
Dentist Builds India’s Forensic Dental Database Across 23 States
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