Forensic dentistry: an overview for the general dentist.
This article intends to familiarize the reader with the forensic odontologist's role in identifying human remains in mass disasters as well as identifying signs of violent assault using bite mark analysis. The principles of identification may be applied to one victim or multiple victims.
Temple University School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ronald D
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Bushick
D001734:Bites, Human / Q000175:diagnosis; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D003792:Dental Records; D003821:Denture Identification Marking; D004190:Disasters; D018732:Forensic Anthropology / Q000379:methods*; D005553:Forensic Dentistry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans