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The Supreme Court of Canada interprets the fitness to stand trial test in R v. Bharwani

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract At the core of the common law, rooted in fairness, is the principle that an accused must be “fit” or “competent” to answer charges pursued by the state. Fitness rules vary considerably across jurisdictions but generally share the requirement that the accused be able to actively participate in the conduct of their defense.
Dennis Curry, Jason Quinn
wiley   +1 more source

Role of Radiology in Forensic Dentistry

Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2011
Forensic radiology is a specialized area of medical imaging utilizing radiological techniques to assist physicians and pathologists in matter pertaining to the law. Postmortem dental radiographs are the most consistent part of the antemortem records that
T Chandrasekhar, P Vennila
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Dissemination of evidence-based standards of care. [PDF]

, 2011
Standards of care pertain to crafting and implementing patient-centered treatment interventions. Standards of care must take into consideration the patient's gender, ethnicity, medical and dental history, insurance coverage (or socioeconomic level, if a ...
Barkhordarian, Andre, Chiappelli, Francesco, Hacker, Brett   +2 more
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Incidents of sudden death during restraint of agitated individuals in Sweden between 1992 and 2024

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Restraint‐related sudden deaths in agitated individuals raise complex questions at the intersection of medicine and law. Hyperactive delirium with extreme agitation as well as positional asphyxia due to restraint have been proposed to account for these deaths. However, the exact physiological mechanisms responsible and to what extent restraint
Alexander Tyr, Erik Lindeman, Fredrik Tamsen, Ingemar Thiblin, Brita Zilg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The medico-legal importance of establishing human identity by palatal rugoscopy: evaluation of the immutability and individuality of palatal rugae under the influence of ante mortem orthodontic treatment [PDF]

, 2015
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited."Introduction: The ...
Diamantino, F., Gonçalves, A. F., Pereira, C. Palmela, Pestana, D.   +3 more
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Examining the influence of lifestyle variables on the accuracy of skeletal age estimation via the pubic symphysis

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigated links between skeletal age estimation error and lifestyle variables to better elucidate sources of interpersonal variability in the rates of skeletal aging. Skeletal age for 180 individuals from the New Mexico Decedent Image Database was estimated by applying the Suchey–Brooks method and transition analysis to 3D models
Natalie Moss, Elizabeth Craig‐Atkins
wiley   +1 more source

Replication of Known Dental Characteristics in Porcine Skin: Emerging Technologies for the Imaging Specialist [PDF]

, 2014
This study demonstrates that it is sometimes possible to replicate patterns of human teeth in pig skin and determine scientifically that a given injury pattern (bite mark) correlates with the dentitions of a very small proportion of a population dataset,
Ahn, Kwang Woo, Corliss, George, Groffy, Ronald L., Jeutter, Dean C, Johnson, L. Thomas, Radmer, Thomas W, Stafford, Gary L, Thulin, Joseph, Visotky, Alexis, Wirtz, Thomas   +9 more
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Trend-analysis of dental hard-tissue conditions as function of tooth age [PDF]

, 2018
Objective This retrospective in-vitro study investigated tooth age effect on dental hard-tissue conditions. Methods Unidentified extracted premolars (n = 1500) were collected and their individual age was estimated (10–100 (±10) years old (yo)) using
Algarni, Amnah A., Eckert, George J., González-Cabezas, Carlos, Hara, Anderson T., Lippert, Frank, Martinez-Mier, E. Angeles, Ungar, Peter S.   +6 more
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Does Sickle Cell Anaemia Have a Relationship With Avascular Pulp Necrosis? A Systematic Review

Australian Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This systematic review examined the relationship between sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited genetic hemoglobinopathy, and avascular pulp necrosis (APN) in intact teeth. A comprehensive search of eight electronic databases was performed up to December 2024.
Elidiane Elias Ribeiro, Karin Sá Fernandes, Erika Sales Joviano Pereira, Angelica Maria Cupertino Lopes Marinho, Jefferson R. Tenório, Márcia Pereira Alves dos Santos   +5 more
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Make Art Real [PDF]

, 2014
The Make Art Real project aims to introduce new audiences to the arts. It supports Theme II of VCU’s Quest for Distinction by promoting and fostering creative expression through innovative collaborations.
Carrington-Hill, Dolores, Doherty, M. Teresa, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University, Jones, Alison, McGregor, Michelle, Porter, Mike, Street, W. Scott, White, Patricia   +7 more
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