title: Computer-assisted dental identification.
abstract: Computers, image capturing devices, and the ability to transmit information quickly will open new vistas to the forensic dentist. Technology [table: see text] [figure: see text] continues to speed and simplify tedious tasks. Human identification in mass disasters as well as missing persons investigations will continue to benefit from advances in technology.
authors.affiliation: Center for Advanced Dental Education, Saint Louis University, St Louis, Missouri, USA. toothid@aol.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McGivney
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Fixott
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003199:Computer Systems; D003625:Data Collection; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003792:Dental Records; D003817:Dentition; D004190:Disasters; D018732:Forensic Anthropology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005553:Forensic Dentistry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D012984:Software