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Abstract
Human identification involves many different sciences. The most common
means of identification are visual recognition, by family or friends, and
fingerprinting. However when a body is recovered badly burnt, in an
advanced state of decomposition, or skeletonised, both of these methods
are of limited use. Dentistry is a particularly suitable science for providing
data for the identification of corpses, since both the stomatognathic
apparatus and the skull can offer valuable features to aid identification.
Forensic dentistry is the area of dentistry whose mission is to assist the
administration of justice by determining, through examination of the
stomatognathic apparatus 1 , as much information as possible regarding the
physical characteristics, age, gender, habits, socio-economic status, racial
and geographical origins and activities of the individual or individuals in
question. Dentistry is also applied in support of the law by considering
solutions for legal problems, whether civil, criminal or occupational,
through the application of dental knowledge.
Key words: forensic dentistry, identification.
1 The “stomatognathic system” is the name given to the combined anatomy and functions of the component parts of the oral cavity,
with dental and joint features such as the temporomandibular joint and paraprosthetic muscles. The system comprises the lips,
cheeks, tongue, palate, teeth, periodontium, salivary glands and jawbones.
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