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CASE REPORT
Year : 2017  |  Volume : 2  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 85-87

Panoramic radiograph as a clue for human identification: A forensic case report


1 Department of Forensic Odontology, Federal University of Goias, Jataí; Department of Forensic Odontology, Scientific Police of Goias; ian Dental Association, Section of Goias, Goias, Brazil
2 Department of Forensic Odontology, Scientific Police of Goias; ian Dental Association, Section of Goias, Goias, Brazil
3 ian Dental Association, Section of Goias, Goias, Brazil
4 Department of Radiology, Paulista University, Goias, Brazil
5 Department of Stomatology, Federal University of Parana, Parana, Brazil

Correspondence Address:
Prof. Rhonan Ferreira Silva
Department of Forensic Odontology, Federal University of Goias, Jataí; Department of Forensic Odontology, Scientific Police of Goias; Brazilian Dental Association, Section of Goias, Goias
Brazil
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/ijfo.ijfo_4_17

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Forensic odontology works in the interface between dentistry and law. Human identification is an important procedure performed by Forensic Dentists. The present study reports a case of dental human identification of a highly decomposed human body identified through the comparison of antemortem (AM) and postmortem (PM) panoramic radiographs. The AM radiograph was performed for planning dental implants, while the PM radiograph reproduced the same AM technique to enable a reliable comparative procedure. Radiographic dental similarities observed AM and PM led to a positive human identification. The importance of forensic odontology for legal purposes is highlighted and illustrated in the current study.


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