Forensic anthropologists have found a seemingly increased frequency of dismemberment
cases and subsequent scattering of the elements that mandates developing unconventional …

Unassociated human bones are a particular problem during the exhumation of mass graves
and a factor that limits anthropological and paleopathological analyses from archaeological …

One of the most important aspects of a person's dental record may well prove to be it's
potential value should the forensic dental identification of their remains become necessary …

The comparison of antemortem and postmortem dental records to determine human identity
has long been established. Indeed, it is still a major identification method in criminal …

Unidentified human remains require the complete collection of data during the autopsy
stage to achieve, even belatedly, a positive identification. The very large number of people …

Morphological methods for age estimation from teeth have been developed and applied to
samples without taking the postmortem interval into consideration. We studied differences in …

Accurate determination of age-at-death is critical for both forensic identification and the study
of archaeological human remains. Histological sections of isolated human teeth have been …

Abstract THE INITIAL CHAPTER OF THE TEXT INTRODUCES THE READER TO THE
FORENSIC SCIENCES, FORENSIC PATHOLOGY AND THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF …

The aims of this study were twofold:(1) to measure parameters that contribute significantly to
estimates of dental age, using a combination of classic methods and a computer-assisted …

This paper reviews alterations to the human body that occur after death, and the numerous
factors that serve to alter the rate and nature of decomposition. Forensic dating methods …