Bite mark evidence: bite mark analysis is not the same as bite mark comparison or matching or identification
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Bite Mark Analysis
Bite mark analysis plays an important role in personal identifi cation in forensic odontology. They are commonly seen in violent crimes such as sexual assaults, homicides, child abuse, etc. Human bites are common on the face and are usually seen on prominent locations of the face such as the ears, nose and lips. Individual characteristics recorded in the bite marks such as fractures, rotations,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Law and the Biosciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2053-9711
DOI: 10.1093/jlb/lsx026