Forensic odontology is a branch of dentistry
which deals with the identification of an individual based
on his/her oral structures. The morphology of tongue is a
unique structure that bears both geometric shape as well
as physiological texture information that may be a
potential tool which can prove useful in identity
verification. The benefits of studying tongue morphology
and making it a part of biometric identification is
because of its genetic independence.The present research
was taken over the people to study and analyse the
morphological shape and texture of the tongue and to
demonstrate it’s importance as an aid in human
identification. For the study, clinical examination,
photographs and impressions were taken of the tongue.
The undertaken study showed a qualitative result among
different sex and age groups. It can be concluded that
the human tongue promises to deliver a level of
uniqueness in shape, texture and is suitable for the use in
identity recognition
Keywords : Tongue Print; Biometric, Identification; Forensic Odontology; Forensics.