title: Atypical Forensic Dental Identifications.
abstract: Forensic dental identification specialists are typically the last conventional option for postmortem identification. Forensic dental identification is most often accomplished by comparing radiographs of the decedent's teeth with the dental radiographs obtained from the dentist of the suspected victim. Unfortunately, antemortem dental radiographs are not always available. When presented with this challenge, the authors of this article have been successful in completing identifications using means other than dental radiographic comparison.
authors.forename: Anthony R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cardoza
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017266:Dental Prosthesis; D003792:Dental Records; D003817:Dentition; D005260:Female; D005390:Fires; D018732:Forensic Anthropology / Q000379:methods*; D005553:Forensic Dentistry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007284:Inlays; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology; D023861:Photography, Dental / Q000379:methods; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D013405:Suicide; D055815:Young Adult