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[Two cases of personal identification from dental information].
Nihon hoigaku zasshi = The Japanese journal of legal medicine - 1 Aug 1997
Yamaguchi T, Yamada Y, Ohtani S, Kogure T, Nagao M, Takatori T, Ohira H, Yamamoto I, Watanabe A
Abstract excerpt
We describe two cases in which unknown bodies were positively identified from dental information and biochemical examination using tooth materials. In one case, a charred body was positively identified with little effort by comparison of antemortem dental records (dental chart and dental X-ray film) with postmortem data. In the other case, although the unknown individual had dental treatment, the police were...
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