Epistemic review amongst the gender binary population in forensic odontology

Abstract

The population of transgender people totally was estimated around 0.49 million (Census of India, 2011). Also the transgender population is a marginalized group of society and have created their own way of developing their community. In forensic anthropology, the estimation of skeletal sex results in a dichotomous outcome- Male or Female. This poses challenges when dealing with identification of transgender individuals. A very limited studies and literature available on transgenders in Forensic Odontology. This brings the need to conduct more research for identification and documentation of the above population.