IMPORTANCE OF DENTAL RECORDS AND PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPH IN HUMAN IDENTIFICATION: A CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Luciana Domingues Conceição Universidade Federal de Pelotas-Rio Grande do Sul
  • Carolina Schuster Ouriques Universidade Federal de Pelotas-Rio Grande do Sul
  • Anderson Flores Busnello
  • Rafael Guerra Lund Universidade Federal de Pelotas- Rio Grande do Sul http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1006-3809

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21117/rbol.v5i1.152

Keywords:

Forensic Dentistry, Forensic Anthropology, Dental Records, Panoramic Radiographies

Abstract

Forensic dentistry is important in human identification because it analyses individual characteristics present in the teeth of each individual based on comparison. The aim of this work is to highlight the importance of the correct documentation made by the dentist and to present a case solution using panoramic x-ray. To carry out the report, dental charts and panoramic radiography were used for comparison with dental examination of a female body remains. The wrong notation of charts, made by the dentist, almost leaded to an exclusion identification. Due to panoramic x-ray made nine years before the death, a positive identification could be made. That fact emphasized the importance of attention when charts are being filled out.

Author Biographies

Luciana Domingues Conceição, Universidade Federal de Pelotas-Rio Grande do Sul

 Doutora em Odontologia pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia- UFPel e especialista em Odontologia Legal pela Faculdade de Odontologia São Leopoldo Mandic.


Carolina Schuster Ouriques, Universidade Federal de Pelotas-Rio Grande do Sul

Graduanda do curso de Odontologia pela Universidade Federal de Pelotas-RS

Rafael Guerra Lund, Universidade Federal de Pelotas- Rio Grande do Sul

Professor Associado I na Faculdade de Odontologia – UFPel e pesquisador do Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia Forense.

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2018-03-29

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