Inquiry into the scientific basis for bitemark profiling and arbitrary distortion compensation

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 976-983

  Bush, Mary A ^a   Cooper, Howard I ^b   Dorion, Robert B J ^c  

^a School of Dental Medicine at SUNY   (United States)

^b Édifice Wilfrid Derome ^*  (United States)

^c Laboratoire de Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale   (United States)

Author keywords

anisotropy; bitemark research; bitemarks; forensic odontology; forensic science; skin tension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BITE; DENTISTRY; DENTITION; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY;

BITES, HUMAN; DENTITION; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77954323520     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01394.x     Document Type: Article

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