Dental imaging in the process of human identification: expert case report
Expert case story
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https://doi.org/10.21270/archi.v10i8.5346Keywords:
Forensic Dentistry, Radiography, Dental, Victims IdentificationAbstract
Introduction: Dental imaging is of great relevance for human identification, and is often used by Legal Dentistry for this purpose. The correct archiving of imaging tests in patients' medical records allows the purchase of ante and post mortem data. Objective: This study aimed to describe the determination of the identification of a charred individual through dental imaging. Case report: The documentation provided by the victim's family was one was compared with those obtained by periapical radiographs of the teeth performed by the experts. The following coincident points were found after the comparison of information between antemortem and post-mortem examinations: gyroversion of tooth 34, 43 and 44; secondary dentin in the pulp chambers of teeth 36, 37, 46, 47 and 48; occlusal caries of tooth 36 and bone trabeculate with individual anatomical characteristics in the region of lower molars on the right and left sides, resulting in a positive identification. Conclusion: Thus, it is concluded that the confrontation between antemortem and post-mortem radiographs is a fundamental tool in the process of identification in legal dentistry. However, this technique can only be applied with the existence of previous files for comparison. Therefore, it is important to emphasize the importance of maintaining and correct archiving dental imaging exams obtained during the treatment of the patient by dentists.
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