Errors in past bite mark case reports

Apoorva  Venkatesh; Scheila Manica

Errors in past bite mark case reports

Apoorva Venkatesh (Lead / Corresponding author), Scheila Manica

Dentistry

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Abstract

Historically, forensic odontologists have assessed the bite marks on a victim’s skin or foodstuffs and tried to compare them to the dentition that could have made the marks. Cases involving bite mark injuries have been widely reported throughout the centuries, however, bite mark analysis is now considered to be scientifically unreliable.

Original language	English
Journal	Dental Historian
Publication status	Accepted/In press - Apr 2020

Keywords

forensic odontology
bite mark
history
case report
wrongful convictions

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Manica, Scheila
- Dentistry - Clinical Senior Lecturer
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