ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 October 1986
Page Count: 26

Reliability of the Scoring System of the American Board of Forensic Odontology for Human Bite Marks
Yfantis, A
Professor of computer sciences and mathematics, University of Nevada, NV

Herschaft, EE
Professor of oral diagnosis and oral pathology, Medical University of South Carolina, SC

Vale, GL
Chief of forensic dentistry, University of Southern California Medical Center, CA

Sperber, ND
Chief forensic dentist, San Diego and Imperial Counties, CA

Rawson, RD
Dental director, Clark County Community College, Dental Hygiene Program, NV

(Received 2 December 1985; accepted 4 March 1986)

Abstract

In 1981, the Bite mark Standards Committee of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American Board of Forensic Odontology developed a method of scoring bite mark comparisons in an attempt to standardize a scientific approach to bite mark analysis. The various methods of determining the validity of the scoring guide are presented with statistical data generated from scores reported by recognized forensic science experts.

Keywords:
odontology, bite marks, comparative analyses, analysis, comparison and standards

Paper ID: JFS11903J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11903J
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