Biomechanical factors in human dermal bitemarks in a cadaver model

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 167-176

  Bush, Mary A ^a   Miller, Raymond G ^a   Bush, Peter J ^a   Dorion, Robert B J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Lab Sci Judiciaires de Med Legale   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bitemark research; Bitemarks; Distortion; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Human skin

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; BITE; BODY MOVEMENT; CADAVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENTITION; HUMAN; LIMB MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN TENSION; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOMECHANICS; BITES, HUMAN; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; ROTATION; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 58149184071     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00908.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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