Teeth and their Secrets – Forensic Dentistry
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Teeth and their Secrets – Forensic Dentistry
In addition to their important functions in mastication and esthetics, the teeth may also be used as a weapon and under certain circumstances, may leave information as to the identity of the biter. The individuality of the human dentition frequently allows the Forensic Odontologist to reach a strong opinion of association in cases of identification and bite mark analysis. Such analysis can ofte...
متن کاملDevelopmental anomalies of teeth and their applications in forensic odontology
Forensic odontologists are often part of disaster victim identification teams that help in establishing the identity of victims. There may be situations when forensic odontologists get summoned to establish or confirm identities of victims after mass disasters whose identities cannot be established by any other means, identify individuals in crime scenes, or even be used as corroborative eviden...
متن کاملDNA Profiling in Forensic Dentistry
In last few years, DNA analysis methods are applied to forensic cases. Forensic dental record comparison has been used for human identification in cases where destruction of bodily tissues or prolonged exposure to the environment has made other means of identification impractical, i.e., after fire exposure or mass disaster.Teeth play an important role in identification and criminology, due to t...
متن کاملForensic dentistry: 2. Bitemarks and bite injuries.
UNLABELLED While the practice of human identification is well established, validated and proven to be accurate, the practice of bitemark analysis is less well accepted. The principle of identifying an injury as a bitemark is complex and, depending on severity and anatomical location, highly subjective. Following the identification of an injury as a bitemark, the comparison of the pattern produc...
متن کاملElectronic Oral Health Record in Forensic Dentistry
To modify the health documentation in dentistry to support forensic dentistry tasks should include: a breakdown of the number of teeth in the dental arches, the presence of filler their material and cover the tooth in facets, endodontic root, the presences of fixed and removable dentures, implants, information on whether the teeth found incorrect teething. We developed a new electronic oral hea...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Forensic Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2157-7145
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7145.1000141