DENTISTS AND HUMAN IDENTIFICATION: THE IMPORTANCE OF DENTAL RECORDS

• Main Authors: Roberta Silva André (Author), Marjorie Gomes de Moraes (Author), Rosany Nascimento de Azevedo (Author), Adílis Kalina Alexandria (Author), Thaís Rodrigues Campos Soares (Author), Rachel Lima Ribeiro Tinoco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Portal de Periódicos da Marinha do Brasil, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human identification involves comparing data from a body, ranging from structural integrity to advanced degrees of destruction, such as skeletonization, carbonization, or fragmentation. Data available in remains found trigger a search for ante-mortem information on missing persons. This work aims to...