Manica et al. REVIEW Bull Int Assoc Paleodont. Volume 13, Number 2, 2019 www.paleodontology.com 41 Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology NO-FEE OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL indexed in Scopus What are the Most Important Teeth in the Field of Forensic Odontology? * • Scheila Mânica, Falak Murad Shah Syed, Suman shoro, Apoorva Venkatesh, Rawad Qaq • Centre for Forensic and Legal Medicine and Dentistry, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK Address for correspondence: Scheila Mânica Centre for Forensic and Legal Medicine and Dentistry, 2 Park Place Dundee, DD1 4HR, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK Email: s.manica@dundee.ac.uk Bull Int Assoc Paleodont. 2019;13(2):41-47. Abstract The society has been aided by Forensic Odontology for centuries. The aim of this review article is to briefly present the role of the human teeth in the different aspects of forensic odontology and highlight the most important teeth, if any. Recent increase in vanity culture and drastic improvements in the field of aesthetic dentistry and orthodontics resulted in a decrease of dental treatment and an increase of standard well-aligned teeth, causing reduction on dental distinctiveness of individuals. As reflection, a transitional phase of the history of Forensic Odontology will make the forensic dentist less dependent on an intermediate dentist’s work in order to carry out a comparative dental analysis. Other factors such as dental anatomy and surrounding areas will be more explored. Forensic dentists of this century are more likely to carry out more demanding comparative dental analysis. In summary, the assessment of all teeth is important combined with further information from the oral cavity. Keywords: forensic odontology; dental profiling; dental identification; bite mark; age estimation * Author is responsible for language correctness and content.