Accuracy of bite mark overlays: A comparison of five common methods to produce exemplars from a suspect's dentition

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 362-367

  Sweet, David ^a   Bowers, C Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Ventura Co Med Examiner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Bite mark techniques; Bite marks; Forensic dentistry; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Overlays

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BITE; DENTISTRY; DENTURE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH; XERORADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031944575     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs16146j     Document Type: Article

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