Forensic identification value of roentgen images in determining tooth-colored dental filling materials
Chesne, A.D.; Benthaus, S.; Brinkmann, B.
Archiv für Kriminologie 203(3-4): 86-90
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9225 PMID: 10378041 Document Number: 511540
Identification of unknown bodies is mainly made by dental examination and comparison with accurate dental records. Therefore it is necessary to examine the jaws carefully and to locate every tooth-coloured dental restoration. Overlooking dental fillings can make positive identification impossible. The paper presented here evaluates the usefulness of radiographs to locate tooth coloured dental restorations. 40% of the dental materials tested here could not be detected radiographically with a sensitivity that is demanded. A radiographic examination is not sufficient and must be supplied by other techniques.