Human identification established by the analysis of frontal sinus seen in anteroposterior skull radiographs using the mento-naso technique: a forensic case report

TY - JOUR

T1 - Human identification established by the analysis of frontal sinus seen in anteroposterior skull radiographs using the mento-naso technique

T2 - a forensic case report

AU - Silva, Rhonan Ferreira

AU - Rodrigues, Lívia Graziele

AU - Manica, Scheila

AU - Franco, Raquel Porto Alegre Valente

AU - Franco do Rosario Junior, Ademir

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - Introduction: Human identification is a challenging task, especially when the available information detected during the dental autopsy is scarce. In this context, distinctive morphological information may play a valuable role as additional and alternative identifiers. Objective: To report a case of human identification aided by the morphological analysis of the frontal sinus through anteroposterior radiographs of the skull with the mento-naso technique. Material and methods: The body of an edentulous adult male highly decomposed was referred to the local medico-legal institute for identification. The alleged relatives of the victim provided the comparative antemortem data (AM) – consisting of an anteroposterior (AP) skull radiograph taken with mento-naso projection. A postmortem AP radiograph of the deceased was taken in order to reproduce the AM data and to enable a comparative procedure. Results: The morphological information of the frontal sinuses converged between AM and PM radiographs both for metric and nonmetric evidences. Conclusion: The analysis of the frontal sinus may be an additional and alternative approach for human identification – especially for edentulous victims

AB - Introduction: Human identification is a challenging task, especially when the available information detected during the dental autopsy is scarce. In this context, distinctive morphological information may play a valuable role as additional and alternative identifiers. Objective: To report a case of human identification aided by the morphological analysis of the frontal sinus through anteroposterior radiographs of the skull with the mento-naso technique. Material and methods: The body of an edentulous adult male highly decomposed was referred to the local medico-legal institute for identification. The alleged relatives of the victim provided the comparative antemortem data (AM) – consisting of an anteroposterior (AP) skull radiograph taken with mento-naso projection. A postmortem AP radiograph of the deceased was taken in order to reproduce the AM data and to enable a comparative procedure. Results: The morphological information of the frontal sinuses converged between AM and PM radiographs both for metric and nonmetric evidences. Conclusion: The analysis of the frontal sinus may be an additional and alternative approach for human identification – especially for edentulous victims

KW - Anatomy

KW - Forensic odontology

KW - Frontal sinus

KW - Human identification

KW - Radiology

UR - https://portalabol.com.br/rbol/index.php/RBOL/article/view/222

M3 - Article

SN - 2359-3466

VL - 6

JO - RBOL- Revista Brasileira de Odontologia Legal

JF - RBOL- Revista Brasileira de Odontologia Legal

IS - 1

ER -