title: Body identification by forensic dental means.
abstract: No area of forensic dentistry is more a part of everyday dental practice than body identification by dental means. This paper examines the importance of thoroughness and details of the process from the first call to the final appearance in court. The variety of roles forensic dentists may play in mass disasters also is described.
authors.affiliation: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Tulsa, USA.
authors.forename: R Thomas
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Glass
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D003792:Dental Records; D004190:Disasters; D005553:Forensic Dentistry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D014070:Tooth
chemical_list: D004247:DNA