CJ370: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION 2
PROF: DENISE WOMER
UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENT 1/9/2013
How to identify and dead body using only teeth!
In this paper we will the many methods that crime scene techs and other people identify and person identity by only having their teeth. I would like to state that it is somewhat more challenging to do this with only someone teeth do to the fact that there is no database for people teeth only their x-ray’s and that’s if they have ever even been to the dentist. Forensic dentist have the ability to identify and deceased party by using their teeth and in some cases even using and single tooth to do so. One method expert can use to identify and person using only their teeth is by x-ray. Of course with this method there has to be enough teeth there in order to so. Experts also use …show more content…
This way is using the person’s teeth to reconstruct the face of the deceased. This will help in identifying the person as well. Also helping the public assist in identifying the deceased person if identity cannot be rendered from dental records. This technology can recreate or estimate bone structure and can rebuild the face of the deceased victim.
How to identify and body using bones!
When there is only skeletal remain of and deceased human experts have a number of ways and or methods to utilize in order to identify and person. The first and most important thing for experts to do is to determine is the remains are human or not. Once it has been established that they are in fact human then the next method would be attempting to rebuild the body with the body parts that are remaining. If so, different bones can identify things such as sex, race, and age. Leg or arm bones can determine stature and weight. Also, any pathology of the skeleton must be start in order to make an identification of the remains, determine the cause of death and, if homicide is involved, could even identify the murderer. Taking into account while