title: Nutrient canals of the alveolar process as an anatomic feature for dental identifications.
abstract: Nutrient canals are anatomic structures of the alveolar bone through which neurovascular elements transit to supply teeth and supporting structures. A dental identification using a nutrient canal of the mandibular alveolar process as the most compelling anatomic feature for antemortem-postmortem radiographic comparison is described. Nutrient canals as a potential marker for clinical disease is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii 96853-5530, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Fielding
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018732:Forensic Anthropology / Q000379:methods*; D005553:Forensic Dentistry / Q000379:methods*; D006253:Haversian System / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009811:Odontometry / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography