Forensic Odontology and Non-Imaged Records Comparison

what does forensic odontology compare?

AM dental records with results of a PM examination

what are the forensic odontology methods of comparison?

shape of amalgams (fillings) and other dental work (bridges, dentures, crowns; types of bite (overbite, edge-to-edge, underbite)

what are non-imaged records comparison?

antemortem medical records of: surgical procedures, dental patterns, injury treatments, and pathologies and anomalies

what are the methods of non-imaged records comparison?

1. identifying the pattern/injury/pathology/etc
2. obtain antemortem medical records or dental charts of the suspected deceased
3. comparing antemortem records to skeletal remains for consistencies and inconsistencies

what is identification by exclusion how and under what circumstances is it used?

identification by exclusion can be used in cases of multiple bodies where all persons by one have been identified.