ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 13

Toneline Bite Mark Photography
Robinson, E
Forensic odontologist and photographer/graphic artist, Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office, OH

Wentzel, J
Forensic odontologist and photographer/graphic artist, Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office, OH

(Received 5 December 1990; accepted 20 May 1991)

Abstract

In bite mark analyses, the initial photograph is critical for the collection and presentation of evidence. A high-contrast film technique previously used primarily in the graphic arts field has been refined and applied to forensic odontology. The process, called toneline, reduces the interpretational bias of the investigator and yields a transparent overlay with a photographic outline of the bite mark which can be directly compared with models of the suspect's teeth.

Keywords:
odontology, bite marks, photography, toneline

Paper ID: JFS13227J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13227J
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