Statistical Evidence for the Similarity of the Human Dentition

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 118-123

  Bush, Mary A ^a   Bush, Peter J ^a   Sheets, H David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bitemark research statistics; Bitemarks; Dental uniqueness; Forensic odontology; Forensic science

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BITE; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; DENTITION; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PATHOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BITES, HUMAN; DENTAL MODELS; DENTITION; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MANDIBLE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

EID: 78650718308     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01531.x     Document Type: Article

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