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  • Image comparison versus written records in forensic odontology: a matter of confidence.

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    Forrest, Alex
    Valena, Veronika
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    Forrest, Alex S.
    Year published
    2008
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    Abstract
    The purpose of comparison of records of a missing person with those derived from examination of a deceased person is to establish the identity of the deceased. The certainty of the conclusion has significant consequences in terms of the outcomes for families, investigators, coroners and the administration of justice. We discuss the issues relating to the use of comparison of images deriving directly from individuals as opposed to comparison of written dental records in routine forensic odontology identification, and analyse the pattern of use of images in routine Queensland forensic odontology in response to the changing ...
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    The purpose of comparison of records of a missing person with those derived from examination of a deceased person is to establish the identity of the deceased. The certainty of the conclusion has significant consequences in terms of the outcomes for families, investigators, coroners and the administration of justice. We discuss the issues relating to the use of comparison of images deriving directly from individuals as opposed to comparison of written dental records in routine forensic odontology identification, and analyse the pattern of use of images in routine Queensland forensic odontology in response to the changing forensic environment between 1994 and the present.
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    Http://anzfss.org/international-symposium/
    Copyright Statement
    © The Author(s) 2008. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this conference please refer to the conference’s website or contact the authors.
    Subject
    Dentistry not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/37051
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