Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1995
Abstract
In a previous paper, we have shown that the use of an interactive shape analysis computer program ('SCIP') and the derivation of a quantitative Similarity Index greatly facilitated the comparison of experimental flat wax bite marks with the dentition of various 'suspects' and the identification of the agent producing the bite. In this study, 'SCIP' was employed in an attempt to quantify the comparison, in the form of the Similarity Index (S.I.), between the 'offender's' teeth and the bite marks produced on foodstuffs and on human skin, under experimental conditions. The use of 'SCIP' and the S.I. is recommended as a routine means of eliminating suspects in bite mark cases. If a reasonable number of reference points have been registered in the bitten material and particularly if the perpetrator has any unusual features in the anterior dentition, the matching of the bite mark with the actual offender is a possibility with this method.
Keywords
'SCIP' Bite marks Foodstuffs Person identification Quantitative shape analysis Similarity Index Skin wax article bite comparative study computer program controlled study criminal law dentistry dentition female food forensic science human male normal human offender priority journal Bites, Human Dental Arch Evaluation Studies Forensic Dentistry Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Pattern Recognition Software Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Divisions
GeneralDentalPracticeAndOralMaxillofacialImaging
Publication Title
Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology
Volume
13
Issue
2
Additional Information
Cited By (since 1996): 6 Export Date: 30 September 2012 Source: Scopus CODEN: JFOSE PubMed ID: 9227071 Language of Original Document: English Correspondence Address: Nambiar, P.; The Forensic Odontology Unit, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia Chemicals/CAS: wax, 83062-05-9