ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 8

Identification of Human Remains by Comparison of Frontal Sinus Radiographs: A Series of Four Cases
Marlin, DC
Assistant professor, Indiana University School of Dentistry, IN

Clark, MA
Associate professor, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN

Standish, SM
Professor emeritus, Indiana University School of Dentistry, IN

(Received 7 February 1991; accepted 2 April 1991)

Abstract

The value for identification purposes of the radiographic frontal sinus outline, which is unique to each individual and remains constant throughout that individual's lifetime, is discussed. A general discussion of identification using frontal sinus X-rays is presented, along with four cases.

Keywords:
odontology, X-ray analysis, human identification, sinuses, frontal sinuses, skull radiology

Paper ID: JFS13202J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13202J
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