The use of human skin in the fabrication of a bite mark template: two case reports |
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Authors: | M H West R E Barsley J Frair M D Seal |
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Affiliation: | Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, New Orleans. |
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Abstract: | Comparison of a suspected biter's dental arches with the patterned injury of a bite mark is especially difficult when the bite occurs in an anatomic location with a small radius of curvature or with complex or compound curves. The authors present two case reports in which human skin was used as a template for the reproduction of a bite. In one case the victim's skin was used; in the other, the skin of a anatomically similar person was used. The use of inked dental casts, photography, and transparent overlays significantly reduced the errors common to analysis of bite marks in these highly curved areas. |
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