title: Photographic superimposition.
abstract: The term of photographic superimposition has been applied for a number of techniques in forensic medicine and dentistry. The comparison of an antemortem photograph to that of a skull is one such procedure. Technical information and potential sources of difficulty are discussed. Finally, two cases illustrate the use and misuse of this technique in arriving at a positive identification.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005553:Forensic Dentistry; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010781:Photography / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography / Q000379:methods; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology