{"product_id":"forensic-odontology-isbn-9781118864449","title":"Forensic Odontology","description":"\u003cp\u003eForensic odontology refers to the science and practice of dentistry which may be applied to help solve litigation in both criminal and civil cases. It is a specialist branch of dentistry that assists the legal system in the handling, analysis and interpretation of dental evidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForensic Odontology: Principles and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e pulls together the very latest research findings and advice on best practice and essential skills, including aspects of forensic science that provide a well-rounded educational experience for the reader. Chapters provide coverage of anatomy and morphology, mortuary techniques, physical anthropology, applied forensic sciences, child and elder abuse, and facial approximation. The text introduces the various topics and discusses underpinning philosophies without being an exhaustive historical treatise. Appropriate case studies are used to highlight issues, and references to current research are provided to stimulate further reading and research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by experienced practitioners in the field, this informative introductory text is invaluable to graduate and undergraduate students, as well as experienced dentists, wishing to gain experience or pursue a career in forensic odontology. This text will be a welcome addition to the forensic odontological libraries of all practicing forensic odontologists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDedications xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Foundation knowledge in forensic odontology 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJules A. Kieser, Jane A. Taylor, Zaf Khouri and Maurice Churton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA short history of forensic odontology 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForensic odontology in Australia 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForensic odontology in New Zealand 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking as an odontologist 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Jurisprudence and forensic practice 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid L. Ranson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegal systems and the healthcare community 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of law 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe coronial system 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe investigators within the coroner’s jurisdiction 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCourt procedures and the expert medical witness 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReport writing 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended reading 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Anatomy and morphology 64\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Leedham and Erin F. Hutchinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDental anatomy and morphology 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOsteology of the juvenile and adult craniofacial complex 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Forensic pathology 134\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid L. Ranson and Norman Firth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of the forensic pathologist 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe medico‐legal autopsy 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadiological examination 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExternal examination 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal examination 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost‐autopsy procedures 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInjuries 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInjury and cause of death 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended reading 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Human identification 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Knott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman identification 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethods of identification 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman dentition 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRole of the primary identifiers 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnte‐mortem dental data 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadiographic images: facial sinuses and anatomical features within the bone 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuperimposition 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacial reconstruction 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Mortuary techniques 185\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlain G. Middleton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dental post‐mortem 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComponents of a dental post‐mortem 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquipment – basic requirements 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Tools of the trade’ 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadiographic equipment 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCT scanning equipment 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeeth for DNA analysis 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ‘what and how’ 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecording of the findings 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcedure – putting it all together 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReporting recording of results 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Age assessment 209\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Bassed, Jeremy Graham and Jane A. Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome history of age assessment 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA brief review of dental development 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopments in dental‐age assessment 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurrent age‐estimation methods 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAustralasian specific research in dental age estimation 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding remarks 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Bite marks 228\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlex Forrest and Alistair Soon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescribing bite marks 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe process of biting and how it relates to bite marks 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe individuality of the dentition and its transfer to the bite mark 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImaging in bite mark cases 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUndertaking the case 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresenting bite mark evidence in court 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources of potential distortion and error in bite mark cases 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimitations of bite mark analysis and reporting the outcomes of bite mark comparisons 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan we determine the age of the biter from the injury arch dimensions? 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan we visually age bite marks? 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSwabbing for DNA 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture directions 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Forensic odontology in disaster victim identification 286\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHugh G. Trengrove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisasters and disaster planning 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDVI phase 1: the Scene phase 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDVI phase 2: the Post‐mortem phase 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDVI phase 3: the Ante‐mortem phase 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDVI phase 4: the Reconciliation phase 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDVI phase 5: the Debrief 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Forensic anthropology 336\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenise Donlon, Russell Lain and Jane A. Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe scope of forensic anthropology 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessment of ancestry 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessment of sex 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexual dimorphism in the dentition 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessment of age 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparative anatomy 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical remains 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Applied forensic sciences 355\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid C. Kieser, Terry Lyn Eberhardt, Gemma Dickson and J. Neil Waddell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrime scene protocols 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForensic entomology 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForensic microbial aquatic taphonomy 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe use of energy‐dispersive spectroscopy in forensic investigations 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Odontology opinions 377\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenice Higgins and Helen James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral principles 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of opinions 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReport writing 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Forensic odontology management 402\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen James and Denice Higgins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdministration 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Application of post‐mortem computed tomography to forensic odontology 419\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Bassed and Eleanor Bott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComputed tomography and medico‐legal death investigation 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication of PMCT to odontology 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComputed tomography and Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 438\u003c\/p\u003e Editors \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane A. Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Australia \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJules A. Kieser\u003c\/b\u003e (Deceased) Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, New Zealand Forensic odontology refers to the science and practice of dentistry which may be applied to help solve litigation in both criminal and civil cases. It is a specialist branch of dentistry that assists the legal system in the handling, analysis and interpretation of dental evidence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForensic Odontology: Principles and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e pulls together the very latest research findings and advice on best practice and essential skills, including aspects of forensic science that provide a well-rounded educational experience for the reader. Chapters provide coverage of anatomy and morphology, mortuary techniques, physical anthropology, applied forensic sciences, child and elder abuse, and facial approximation. The text introduces the various topics and discusses underpinning philosophies without being an exhaustive historical treatise. Appropriate case studies are used to highlight issues, and references to current research are provided to stimulate further reading and research. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by experienced practitioners in the field, this informative introductory text is invaluable to graduate and undergraduate students, as well as experienced dentists, wishing to gain experience or pursue a career in forensic odontology. 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