Similarity and match rates of the human dentition in three dimensions: Relevance to bitemark analysis

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 779-784

  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

3 dimensional analysis; Bitemarks; Dental uniqueness; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Geometric morphometric analysis

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BITE; DENTISTRY; DENTITION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LASER; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BITES, HUMAN; DENTITION; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LASERS; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA;

EID: 83155168345     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0507-8     Document Type: Article

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