The application of CamScan 2 in forensic dentistry

Abstract Forensic dentistry plays a major role in body identification. The dental examination is very accurate and also, nowadays, in the time of a comprehensive fingerprint and DNA assessment, objectively supported. The identification, which is based on the dental documentation, leads up to 43–89%...

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Published inJournal of forensic and legal medicine Vol. 19; no. 7; pp. 373 - 380
Main Authors Dostalova, Tatjana, M.D, Ph.D, MBA, Eliasova, Hana, Ph.D, Seydlova, Michaela, Ph.D, Broucek, Jaroslav, Dr. Sc, Vavrickova, Lenka, M.D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2012
Churchill Livingstone Inc., Medical Publishers
Subjects
Anthropology
CamScan 2
Dental Alloys - chemistry
Dental Restoration, Permanent
Dentistry
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA - isolation & purification
DNA Fingerprinting
Forensic Dentistry - methods
Forensic odontology
Forensic science
Genetic testing
Human remains
Humans
Identification
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Pathology
Radiography, Panoramic
Software
Superimposition
Teeth
Anthropology
Dentistry
CamScan 2
Forensic science
DNA
Superimposition
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Summary:Abstract Forensic dentistry plays a major role in body identification. The dental examination is very accurate and also, nowadays, in the time of a comprehensive fingerprint and DNA assessment, objectively supported. The identification, which is based on the dental documentation, leads up to 43–89% of a successful process. The purpose of the study is to describe the techniques employed by forensic odontology to identify human remains and also to provide details of some of the novel developments within this area. Comparative methods of dental identification of the unknown subject with pre-mortem clinical records, X-ray images, implant presence, superimposition and DNA analysis confirm the identity of the individual. It was shown that dental identification of a person is based on unique individual characteristics of the dentition and dental restorations, relative resistance of the mineralised dental tissues and dental restorations to changes resulting from decomposition and harsh environmental extremes such as conditions of temperature and violent physical forces.
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ISSN:1752-928X
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DOI:10.1016/j.jflm.2012.04.015