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Authors

  • Lorena Marques da Nóbrega Professora do Departamento de Odontologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Doutora em Odontologia (UEPB) e Especialização em Odontologia Legal, Faculdade COESP, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil.
  • Cristiane Helena da Silva Barbosa Freire Especialista em Odontologia Legal (Faculdade COESP) e Perita Oficial Odonto Legal do Núcleo de Medicina e Odontologia Legal (NUMOL) – João Pessoa, Instituto de Polícia Científica da Paraíba (IPC/PB), Paraíba, Brasil.
  • Fábio de Almeida Gomes 3. Perito Oficial Médico Legal do Núcleo de Medicina e Odontologia Legal (NUMOL) – João Pessoa, Instituto de Polícia Científica da Paraíba (IPC/PB), Paraíba, Brasil.
  • Bianca Marques Santiago Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Clínica e Odontologia Social (DCOS), Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB) e Perita Oficial Odonto Legal do Núcleo de Medicina e Odontologia Legal (NUMOL) – João Pessoa, Instituto de Polícia Científica da Paraíba (IPC/PB) João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21117/rbol-v8n22021-359

Keywords:

Human Identification, Forensic Dentistry, Supplemental Health

Abstract

Introduction: In cases of human identification, various dental records can be used in order to help in the comparison of postmortem evidence. Objective: The aim of this study was to demonstrate by the forensic report that dental records, which are required by health insurance, could be utilized to obtain a positive identification of an individual. Case report: In 2020, the body of a male individual who had tattoo on the right arm (important clue for a presumptive identification) was referred to the Official Forensic Institute of Northeast Brazil, his body arrived in advanced stage of decomposition and shows signs of maceration. After contact the dentist of the individual, the family provide his teeth images from dental insurance plan that using them to authorize any dental treatment and for audit purposes. Afterwards the identification was made matching ante-mortem (AM) and post-mortem (PM) data. There are no irreconcilable discrepancies and the available data achieve a positive identification then the body examined matched with the missing victim. Conclusion: The case shows the reliability, rapid and cost-effective identification process  through comparing AM data to PM evidences. This has only been possible due to the requirement for intraoral images by the victim's dental insurance plan.

Published

2021-09-27

Issue

Section

Relato de caso