A coding system for a computer aided dental identification based on the "Canobrain Programme".
Three situations requiring the identification process are considered, that is, (Situation 1) identification of air disaster victims, (Situation 2) identification of an unknown body, and (Situation 3) identification of a missing person. In this paper, a coding system using "Canobrain Programme" in each situation is described. It employs 3 digits and 2 letters in situation 1 or 4 digits in situations 2 and 3 to designate the status of a tooth surface and the nature of the dental materials used in any restoration. Illustrative examples of the trial of this system in situation 1 and 2 are set out.
D000060:Accidents, Aviation; D003201:Computers; D003415:Crime; D003792:Dental Records; D004190:Disasters; D005553:Forensic Dentistry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D012984:Software