- The primary medicolegal significance of teeth in forensic investigations is their use in identifying individuals through bite mark analysis.
- Teeth patterns are unique to each person, much like fingerprints, making bite marks reliable evidence in criminal cases.
- This method helps link suspects to crimes or victims and can be crucial when other means of identification are unavailable.
- While age estimation and disease diagnosis are valuable, they are not the main medicolegal application.
- Thus, dentition serves as a key tool for personal identification in forensic science.

Reference: Kapur KK. Forensic Odontology. In: *Textbook of Oral Medicine and Radiology*, Vol. 1, Chapter 12; Page 185-190.