title: Computed dental radiography used to reproduce antemortem film position.
abstract: Visual comparison of conventional antemortem and postmortem dental radiographs is often included in forensic identification. Ten forensic cases employing dry mandibular and maxillary bones and a dry study skull were exposed using the CDR digital dental X-ray system developed by Schick Technologies, Inc. Exposures of 0.08s at 10 mA and 70 kVp were taken with an INTREX intraoral dental X-ray unit. Digital radiography has the ability to produce an image instantaneously, allowing an operator to retake an incorrectly aligned radiograph almost immediately. It gives the forensic scientist a simplified method for reproducing antemortem radiographic position more efficiently and often with greater accuracy than conventional radiography.
authors: Department of Oral Diagnosis, Medicine and Radiology, Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA.
authors: J S
authors: JS
authors: Hubar
authors: R F
authors: RF
authors: Carr
mesh_terms: D005553:Forensic Dentistry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D019252:Radiography, Dental, Digital / Q000379:methods*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted