Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Chapter 12: Forensic Dentistry
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins I: Forensic Dentistry Defined
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ten Areas of Forensic Endeavors Forensic anthropology Forensic pathology and biology Criminalistics Toxicology Forensic psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ten Areas of Forensic Endeavors [cont.] Forensic engineering Questioned documents General forensics Forensic jurisprudence Forensic odontology
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Forensic Odontology Includes Human dental identification Mass disaster: human dental identification Bite mark analysis Human abuse Legal issues
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins II: Dentistry and Human Identification Terms –Antemortem (before death) –Postmortem (after death)
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Points of Comparison Number, class, and type of teeth Tooth rotation, spacing, and malposition Anomalies and general morphology Restorations and prostheses and appliances Caries and other pathology Endodontic treatment Implants and surgical repairs Bony trabecular patterns Occlusion, erosion, and attrition
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Anomalies and General Morphology (Compare Lack of Gingival Attachment, Ante- and Postmortem)
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Restorations (Compare Radiographs Ante- and Postmortem)
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Prosthesis or Appliances (Compare Space Maintainer Appliance using Antemortem Radiographs and Postmortem Skull Fragments)
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins DNA Collection Kit
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Charting (Compare Antemortem Chart to Postmortem Chart) Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
III: Civil Litigation Including human abuse and neglect
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Radiographs to Confirm Improper Dental Care (Note the Incomplete Fill on Root Canals and Poor Crown Margins) Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Radiographs and Photos Used to Confirm Child Neglect of Dental Care Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
IV: Bite Marks Validity being Studied (2010) (Compare Maxillary Alignment of Teeth to the Bite Marks)
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Bite Marks (Compare Mandibular Alignment on Casts to Bite Marks)
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins V: Mass Disasters
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Compare Antemortem Radiographs to Dissected Jaws to Identify Plane Crash Victim Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Compare Postmortem and Premortem Radiographs Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Compare Postmortem and Premortem Data (Win ID Program)
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Forensic Anthropology: Radiographs used to Identify Unknown Crime Victim Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Stone Cast of Denture Compared to Denture Fragment from Air Crash Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Jaw Fragment With Teeth (Note Laminate Veneer) Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Unique Impacted Tooth Found on Radiograph of Edentulous Crash Victim Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
VI: Importance of Forensic Dentistry to Practicing Dentists Maintain accurate and comprehensive written records, radiographs, and models Observe, record, and report injuries when you suspect abuse Recognize and record anomalies Learn the details of dental morphology