Dental shape match rates in selected and orthodontically treated populations in New York State: A two-dimensional study

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 621-626

  Sheets, H David ^a   Bush, Peter J ^b   Brzozowski, Cynthia ^c   Nawrocki, Lillian A ^c   Ho, Phyllis ^c   Bush, Mary A ^b  

^a CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bitemarks; Dental uniqueness; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Geometric analysis; Morphometric analysis; Orthodontic treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BITE; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; DENTITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; ORTHODONTICS; PATHOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

BITES, HUMAN; DENTAL MODELS; DENTITION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEW YORK; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79955128874     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01731.x     Document Type: Article

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