An understanding of the structural relationships between the soft tissue anatomy of the face and the hard tissue anatomy of the skull is significant for craniofacial identification methods employed in forensic anthropology and forensic dentistry. Typically, mouth characteristics have been predicted from the teeth but this proves problematic in edentulous skulls. Some clue may, however, be provi...

Human identification during mass disasters using the stereotyped techniques such as fingerprint analysis is a cumbersome task. With a view to overcome this predicament, dental evidence of the deceased has gained importance in the recent years. Various branches of dentistry have augmented forensic research through innumerable scientific contributions. The following narrative review of literature...

Correspondence to: Ricardo Henrique Alves da Silva Rua Minas Gerais, 12-67, Parque Paulistano CEP: 17030-511 Bauru – SP Brazil E-mail: [email protected] Abstract A significant field of study and analysis in Forensic Dentistry is the recognition and interpretation of marks and injuries produced for human bites in foods founded in crime scenes or in the human skin. In this way, the knowledge...

Ana Beatriz F. A. Rochelle, Sonia R. Pasian, Ricardo Henrique A. Silva, and Maria José A. Rocha Department of Morphology, Physiology and Basic Pathology, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Stomatology, Public Health and Forensic Dentistry, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto,...

madam, forensic odontology essentially deals with criminal identification by their dental records and aiding to get them to task. with a spike in the mass disasters occurring in the modern world, the focus of this subject has expanded to include the identification of the victims of these natural or man-made calamities. although articles in the recent past suggest the importance of the forensic ...

Introduction: Establishing a person's identity can be a very difficult process. Dental, fingerprint and DNA comparisons are probably the most common techniques used in this context. However there are many well-known implanted methods of human identification, one of the most interesting emerging methods of human identification which originates from the criminal and forensic practice, is human li...

English): The identification of a murderer and the eventual conviction was largely due to forensic dentistry and in particular the use of bite marks on the victim compared with casts of the teeth of the accused. The Bundy case has become notorious in American legal circles. MeSH: Bites, Human -history (major); Forensic Dentistry -history; History, 20th Century; Homicide -history (major); Humans...

Forensic dentistry is the examination and evaluation dental evidence which will be then presented in the interest justice. The palatal rugae are generally transverse ridges situated in the anterior part the palatine mucosa. Palatal rugae are resistant to chemical aggression, thermal effects and decomposition changes because internal position in the head. They are widely used in edentulous patie...

There are various methods for the identification of human remains; most of them are based on comparisons between available ante- and post-mortem data. Although fingerprinting is the most accurate and precise method, in many cases, such as in mutilated, decomposed, burned or fragmented bodies, it cannot be used, and the dental methods become of the utmost importance, since teeth and dental resto...