Practical Forensic Odontology

Abstract

This reference compiles the expertise and recommendations of a team of 21 eminent specialists from the disciplines of forensic odontology, DNA analysis, pathology, and jurisprudence to illustrate the many facets of bitemark recognition, diagnosis, handling, excision, lifting, transillumination, storage, preservation, transportation, analysis, and comparison. With more than 543 black and white photographs and 32 full-color pages, the book illustrates animal and human bitemarks on the living, the deceased, and on objects, incorporating sections on the history of bitemark evidence, salivary DNA, genotypic comparison of oral bacteria, and more. Part VII. Methods of comparison. 20. The comparison / Jon Curtis Dailey -- Part VIII. Reports. 21. Bitemark report / Mark L. Bernstein -- Part IX. Prevention and contamination. 22. Precautionary measures / Paul G. Stimson -- Part X. Legal considerations and the courtroom. 23. Science and the law / Richard A. Mincer and Harry H. Mincer -- 24. Case Law / Robert E. Barsley -- 25. Courtroom aids in bitemark evidence / John P. Kenney -- 26. Legal liability of an expert witness / Haskell Pitluck -- Part XI. Contentious issues. 27. Reliability of bitemark evidence / Iain A. Pretty -- 28. Unresolved issues in bitemark analysis / Iain A. Pretty -- Part XII. Research. 29. Research projects and recent developments -- 30. Genotypic comparison of oral bacteria isolated from bitemarks and teeth / Geoffrey R. Tompkins -- Appendix I. ABFO bite mark analysis guidelines (1990) (outline); ABFO bite-mark methodology guidelines (1995) (outline) -- Appendix II. Bitemark checklist -- Appendix III. Bitemark digital imaging processing -- Appendix IV. Sample consent form -- Appendix V. Dental nomenclature.