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Indirect fractures in long bones resulting from gunshot trauma: Occurrence, characterization, and need for additional research

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Indirect fractures from gunshot wounds can occur when a projectile impacts soft tissue without making direct contact with the bone. Existing biomechanical and clinical research suggests that indirect fractures result in lower levels of comminution, and that resultant fracture patterns can resemble those seen in blunt force trauma (e.g., wedge ...
Alexandra Semma Tamayo, Thomas Gallagher, Anna L. Medendorp, Tal Simmons, Laure Spake   +4 more
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Suicides disguised as homicides through weapon concealment: A two‐way copycat phenomenon between fiction and real world

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Suicides disguised as homicides present a persistent challenge in forensic case analysis, particularly when the weapon is deliberately removed after discharge. This study investigates the evolution of weapon concealment techniques—specifically the “load‐and‐rope” and “helium balloon‐tied gun” methods—across documented casework, forensic ...
Ernesto Damiani, Alessia Comacchio, Andrea Porzionato   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forensically Valuable Odonatological Records Documentation in an Era of Electronics: How Aware Are the Dental Fraternity?

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Background: Forensic odontology plays a pivotal role in the identification of victims in mass disasters with the help of “Preserved dental records” available to general dental practitioners (GDPs).
Kriti Garg, Vishal Mehrotra, Aaryan Raj Srivastava, Sarika Umrao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence Revolution: The Need for a Regulatory and Governance Framework in Dentistry

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
Ehsan Jozaghi
wiley   +1 more source

Thermal persistence and physicochemical modification of inorganic gunshot residue (IGSR)

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract In the medicolegal context, GSR analysis plays a key role in clarifying the dynamics of firearm‐related deaths, including lesion identification and firing distance determination. However, postmortem alterations of the body, such as thermal exposure, may influence the analysis of lesions and complicate interpretation.
Gianmarco Argentiero, Barbara Bertoglio, Nicolas Martinelli, Giulia Pezzoni, Giorgio Marrubini, Federica Maraschi, Giovanni Cecchetto, Silvia D. Visonà, Daniele Merli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Awareness of Forensic Odontology Amongst Dentists of Qassim Region

International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine
Background: Forensic odontology utilizes dental evidence to identify individuals in criminal investigations and disasters and to determine age and gender.
Minal Awinashe, Hessah Hessain Almutairi
doaj  

New PMCT multi‐indicator ossification standards for age estimation of the knee in modern Australian and North American children

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Skeletal age estimation is crucial to medicolegal work, aiding subadult identification, and living age assessments in legal contexts. This study aims to document the ontogeny of knee skeletal indicators on post‐mortem computed tomography (PMCT), and quantify interpopulation variation between modern American and Australian children.
Taliah Swart, Clair Alston‐Knox, Samantha K. Rowbotham, Soren Blau, Nicolene Lottering   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Knowledge Level of Students at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga Regarding the Forensic Odontology Field

Indonesian Journal of Dental Medicine
Background: Forensic odontology is a field concerned with the use of dental evidence to identify the age, race, gender of victims and suspects in mass disasters, abuse, and organized crime.
An'nisaa Chusida, Beta Novia Rizky, Arofi Kurniawan, Jennifer Natasha Pantoro, Nabila Firdausi Rizki Setiyono, Mumtaz Ramadhani Putra Pesat Gatra   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of forensic anthropology casework across two urban Midwest Medical Examiner's offices, 2013–2022

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Forensic anthropology has garnered greater attention in the academic and medicolegal communities with more practitioners embedded in Medical Examiner's and Coroner's offices. Practitioners have varied roles and responsibilities, leaving few opportunities to compare the nature, breadth, and outcomes of their casework.
Erin B. Waxenbaum, Lindsay H. Trammell, Anne L. Grauer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Firearm sexual homicide offenders: Criminal careers, psychopathology, and offense conduct

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Most homicides are firearm‐perpetrated, but in sexual homicide, offenders are more likely to utilize personal weapons (e.g., hands and feet), contact weapons (e.g., blunt object), or edged weapons (e.g., knife) to comport with their fantasy life, motivational states, and psychopathology.
Matt DeLisi, Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan, Pedro Pechorro, Matthew W. Logan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source