title: [Studies of dentition abnormalities in children of the Republic of Armenia for the purpose of personality identification].
abstract: This paper reports the results of investigations carried out to elucidate the frequency and the structure of various forms of abnormalities of dentition among the children of the preschool and school age in the Republic of Armenia. These data may be of help for the forensic medical personality identification especially for the expertise of unrecognized corpses. Moreover, these data provide an indirect picture of the prevalence of abnormalities of dentition among the adult population of the country. Specifically they may sometimes be used to identify the ethnic and/or racial background of a person.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bisharian
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Romodanovskiĭ
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Oganesian
authors.forename: E Kh
authors.initials: EKh
authors.lastname: Barinov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001136:Armenia / Q000453:epidemiology; D056667:Biometric Identification / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005553:Forensic Dentistry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology