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Forensic Odontology [PDF]

Journal of Forensic Sciences & Criminal Investigation, 2017
Abstract: Forensic Odontology (or Forensic Dentistry) can be defined as the branch of dentistry that addresses the proper handling and examination of dental evidence and the evaluation and presentation of dental findings in the interests of justice. In the UK, this usually involves solicitors, barristers, coroners, coroner's officers and the police ...
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Awareness of Forensic Odontology among Dentists in Chitwan

Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal
Background Through the analysis of dental remnants, forensic odontology contributes significantly to forensic investigations by offering insightful analysis and useful evidence.
Santosh Koirala, Abhishek Jha, Chhime Lama, Rajib Chaulagain   +3 more
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Oral and paraoral structures; An aid for person identification: A review on forensic stomatology

CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2019
The identification of oral tissues, including bone and teeth remains, is of primary importance when the deceased person is skeletonized, decomposed, burned, or dismembered.
Vidya Kadashetti, K M Shivakumar, Rajendra Baad, Nupura Vibhute, Uzma Belgaumi, B Sushma, K Wasim   +6 more
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Significance of Dental Records in Personal Identification in Forensic Sciences

Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine, 2016
Forensic odontology is a branch that connects dentistry and the legal profession. One of the members in the forensic investigation team is a dentist. Dentists play an important and significant role in various aspects of the identification of persons in ...
Vagish Kumar L Shanbhag
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A vigilance alert for forensic odontology: Preservation and maintenance of dental records in Central India

Indian Journal of Dental Sciences, 2020
Introduction: One of the most encouraging facts about forensic odontology is that it is looked upon today as a reliable methodology which is highly accurate when maintained correctly. Dental tissues are the strongest in the human body.
Urvashi Tomar, Bhuvnesh Airen, Priyanka Airen Sarkar, Himanshu Singh, Kundendu Arya Bishen   +4 more
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Previously undocumented regional variability in crab‐eating macaque skull sexual dimorphism and its implications for biological and morphometric studies

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract In a large sample of adult crab‐eating macaques, we quantified sexual dimorphism in size, shape, and covariance across the whole skull and among anatomical regions of the cranium and mandible. All regions showed significant mean sex differences, but the magnitude of size and shape dimorphism varied substantially.
Andrea Cardini, Paul O'Higgins
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Hyperostosis frontalis interna: Observed patterns, prevalence, and dementia associations in older adults

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) is a frequently underrecognized condition characterized by overgrowth of the frontal endocranium, most commonly observed in post‐menopausal women. Although its etiology remains unclear, hormonal influences and a possible relationship with neurocognitive changes have been proposed.
Danielle Felsberg, Kira Morgan, Rickey‐Levon Burch, Madelyn Furr, Zachary Tyson, Steven Lesh   +5 more
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Facial morphology characters as means for forensic anthropological identification in human remains entering the Servicio Nacional de Medicina y Ciencias Forenses of the State of Carabobo-Venezuela

Forensic Science International: Reports, 2022
Human identification of fresh remains is mainly carried out employing dactyloscopy. However, depending on the state of preservation of the body, other forensic sciences such as anthropology, odontology, and genetic analysis may be involved.
Luis A. Rodríguez Rangel, Deisy Deliana Rangel Amundarain, Estefani Mildrelys Milano Leal   +2 more
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Local variation in age‐related cortical expansion within and between cross‐sections of distal human long bones

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Cortical bone expansion is an age‐related process where, through endosteal resorption and periosteal apposition, cross‐sectional diameter increases while cortical thickness decreases in long bone diaphyses. Local variation has been observed in this process between cross‐sectional locations, but few studies have examined directional variation ...
Gregory J. Wehrman, Alice F. Gooding, Adam D. Sylvester, Dawnie W. Steadman, Benjamin M. Auerbach   +4 more
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Body mass and sex estimation from lower carnassial tooth morphometry in the endangered Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus): An ecomorphological analysis of sexual size dimorphism

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) is an endangered subspecies characterized by highly fragmented populations and increasing human–carnivore conflict across the Iberian Peninsula. Although body mass strongly influences predator–prey dynamics and ecological performance, quantitative assessments of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) and body mass
Leonardo Cotts, Eduardo Rossener, Ricardo Moratelli, Maria da Luz Mathias, Oscar Rocha‐Barbosa   +4 more
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