Self inflicted human teeth bites: a case report.
Human infighting has been a part of our civilization since times immemorial. These incidences may go unnoticed or may attract attention of law enforcing agencies depending upon the severity of the offence. Though weapons are generally employed to inflict injuries, rare cases have been reported in literature where human teeth have been used to serve this purpose. Human bites may be self inflicted or self suffered in connivance with others to level an allegation against an adversary. We are presenting here such a case where such injuries were produced to bring a false charge against a neighbor.
Department of Forensic Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Satinder Pal
SP
Singh
Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India.
Akashdeep
A
Aggarwal
Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
Sumeet
S
Kaur
Department of Forensic Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Dalbir
D
Singh
D001734:Bites, Human / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology; D008192:Deception; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence
Human bite; fabricated injuries; teeth marks