Comparison of bitemarks left in foodstuffs with models of the suspects' dentitions as a means of identifying a perpetrator

Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 27-31

  Bernitz, H ^a   Piper, S E ^a   Solheim, T ^a   Van Niekerk, P J ^a   Swart, T J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bitemarks; Foodstuffs; Identification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BITE; BUTTER; CHEESE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TOOTH;

EID: 0034493179     PISSN: 0258414X     EISSN: 22196749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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