title: Replication of cranial gunshot wounds.
abstract: It is possible to differentiate between entrance and exit wounds in bone by examining the specimen concerned. Because of the evidential usefulness of providing jurists or members of a jury with such specimens, we describe an easy and reliable method for replicating gunshot wounds in the human skull utilizing dental materials and methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
authors.forename: B P J
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Pearce
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kieser
mesh_terms: D044709:Forensic Ballistics / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology