NCJ Number
96843
Journal
Journal of the Forensic Science Society Volume: 24 Issue: 6 Dated: (1984) Pages: 569-576
Date Published
1984
Length
8 pages
Annotation
Although identification by means of teeth has been established for many years, opinion is divided on the optimum number of points of similarity required for positive identification. In the present survey it was found that for an average subject only nine points of identification were available in respect of dental restorations.
Abstract
The findings in the survey were applied to an advertised charting of an unidentified body and the results discussed. The number of necessary points of similarity required could be as few as six. As the number of restorations in teeth is likely to decrease, the present requirements of the National Health Service in respect of dental records should be revised. (Publisher abstract)