A study of multiple bitemarks inflicted in human skin by a single dentition using geometric morphometric analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 211, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 1-8

  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; Bitemarks; Distortion; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Geometric morphometric analysis

Indexed keywords

WAX;

ARTICLE; BITE; CADAVER; CANINE TOOTH; CANONICAL VARIATES ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL IMPRESSION; DENTITION; DIGITAL IMAGING; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79960634978     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.03.028     Document Type: Article

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