ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 October 1979
Page Count: 4

Radiographic Interpretation of Contrast-Media-Enhanced Bite Marks
Bell, A
X-ray technician and dental student, Creighton University, Nebraska

Kinard, JG
X-ray technician and dental student, Creighton University, Nebraska

Rawson, RD
Forensic odontologist and chief dental examiner, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Nev.

(Received 1 June 1978; accepted 13 April 1979)

Abstract

Radiography has been a diagnostic and interpretive instrument of the scientific community for many years [1]. The forensic science applications are numerous and varied, with a primary focus on identification problems [2]. Forensic odontologists rely heavily on dental radiography to match or exclude antemortem and postmortem films for identification [3]. Medical examiners have often been aided in their identifications by radiographic discoveries of broken bones, implants, and other foreign objects [4]. Recent work has expanded the experimental use of radiography to include the examination of fingerprints on skin [2, pp. 123–135] and the accurate mapping of incisal contours for comparisons [5]. Current opinion discounts any radiographic application in interpreting the tissue change caused by bites [6, p. 81].

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Paper ID: JFS10921J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10921J
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