Photographic techniques of concern in metric bite mark analysis.
In bite mark analysis concern is expressed for the need to improve the precision in photographic evidence collection procedures. The use of a rigid ruler (which meets federal specifications) for scale, proper camera positioning in relation to the scale, and a method to evaluate the distortion in a two-dimensional print that records a three-dimensional object is suggested. Disregarding these factors makes metric bite mark analysis inappropriate.
D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000473:pathology*; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000473:pathology*; D005553:Forensic Dentistry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014894:Weights and Measures / Q000592:standards