A common origin for dental porcelain derived from an accused's hand and the decreased victim of an assault.
A small, solid fragment removed from a wound on a hand of a murder suspect was submitted to electron microprobe analysis and found to have the properties of dental porcelain. A sample of porcelain removed from the dental bridge of the deceased had an essentially similar elemental profile. This investigation assisted the Court by providing valuable objective evidence of a physical contact between the accused and the victim.
Moody
G H
GH
Department of Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Busuttil
A
A
Hill
P G
PG
D000328:Adult; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry*; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans
D003776:Dental Porcelain