The examination and identification of bite marks in foods using 3D scanning and 3D comparison methods

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-95

  Naether, Silvio ^a,b   Buck, Ursula ^a,b   Campana, Lorenzo ^a   Breitbeck, Robert ^a   Thali, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Canton Police Bern   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3D match analysis; 3D optical scanning; Bite mark analysis; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Virtopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTISTRY; DENTITION; FOOD; HUMAN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; BITES, HUMAN; DENTITION, PERMANENT; FOOD; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 84861158427     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-011-0580-7     Document Type: Article

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