title: Bite-Mark and Pattern Injury Analysis: A Brief Status Overview.
abstract: Bite marks are one component of forensic investigation requiring subjective interpretation for determining unknown source evidence to a putative suspect. Recent scrutiny has lead to questions about the scientific validity of patterned evidence, bite-mark analysis in particular, and its role in judicial proceedings. This article discusses some issues that persist in forensic circles and the difficulties surrounding the field of bite-mark analysis that inherently must employ human subjectivity in its execution of duty.
authors.forename: Gregory S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Golden
mesh_terms: D001734:Bites, Human / Q000145:classification*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control; D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003416:Criminal Law / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D003663:Decision Trees; D018865:Dental Research; D005553:Forensic Dentistry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D012107:Research Design; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004247:DNA