Establishing personal identification based on specific patterns of missing, filled, and unrestored teeth

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 487-496

  Adams, Bradley J ^a  

^a US Army CILHI ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Concordance; Dental patterns; Diversity; Empirical comparison; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Human identification; NHANES III; OdontoSearch; Personal identification; TSCOHS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHARACTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ODONTOLOGY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WORKER; TOOTH FILLING; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037696649     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2002226     Document Type: Article

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