Most forensic odontologists and the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team use ____ for dental charting purposes. | WinID3 codes |
dental computer software that can assist forensic odontologist for human identification records | WinID3 |
Improper comparisons can lead to a | misidentification |
The recording and matching of multiple antemortem and postmortem dental records via _____ (computers) have been in existence since the 1970s | algorithmic models |
Dental Identification Guidelines:antemortem and postmortem data match in sufficient detail to establish that they are from the same individual. In addition, there are no irreconcilable discrepancies | Positive identification |
Dental Identification Guidelines:antemortem and postmortem data have consistent features, but, due to the quality of either the postmortem remains or the antemortem evidence, it is not possible to positively establish dental identification | Possible identification |
Dental Identification Guidelines:The available information is insufficient to form the basis for a conclusion | Insufficient evidence |
Dental Identification Guidelines:The antemortem and postmortem data are clearly inconsistent | Exclusion |
TRUE OR FALSE: All conclusions are stated to a reasonable dental/medical certainty | TRUE |
Once an identity has either been established or excluded, the odontologist may be requested to _____ discussing their findings | write a report |
Occupationan condition: Musicians, traffic officer | Unusual abrasion or wear patterns on teeth |
Occupationan condition: Carpenters, electricians | Unusual abrasion or wear patterns on teeth |
Occupationan condition: Seamstresses, hairdressers | Unusual abrasion or wear patterns on teeth |
Occupationan condition: Shoemaker/ repairer | Unusual abrasion or wear patterns on teeth |
Occupationan condition: Upholsterer, glassblower | Unusual abrasion or wear patterns on teeth |
Occupationan condition: Stripping wires, holding nails, | Unusual abrasion or wear patterns on teeth |
Occupationan condition: brads, pins, needles with teeth, | Unusual abrasion or wear patterns on teeth |
Occupation condition: Stripping wires, holding nails, brads, pins, needles with teeth, biting on reed/mouthpiece,
whistle, etc. | Unusual abrasion or wear patterns on teeth |
Occupationan condition: Sandblasters, grain mill, saw mill workers | Generalized tooth abrasion |
Occupationan condition: Miners, cement and stone cutters, jackhammer operator | Generalized tooth abrasion |
Occupationan condition: Abrasive dust and particulate matter causing abrasion | Generalized tooth abrasion |
Occupationan condition: Decalcification of enamel and dentin from acidic fumes | Eroded labial surfaces of anterior teeth, often smooth |
Occupationan condition: Chemical, galvanizing and battery workers making or using acids | Eroded labial surfaces of anterior teeth, often smooth |
Occupationan condition: Sucrose exposure | Dental caries on facial surfaces of teeth |
Occupationan condition: Bakers, candy makers, sugar refinery workers | Dental caries on facial surfaces of teeth |
Occupationan condition: Dust and fumes from exposure to the metals | Green, yellow, black stains |
Occupationan condition: Metal workers using copper, nickel, tin, iron | Green, yellow, black stains |
Occupationan condition: Wine tasters | Erosion of labial surfaces of maxillary anterior teeth |
Occupationan condition: Wine tasting of more than 20 samples per day | Erosion of labial surfaces of maxillary anterior teeth |
Occupationan condition: Increased consumption of sports drinks, gels; decreased pH of swimming pool water | Acidic erosion, dental caries |
Occupationan condition: Competitive/ professional athletes | Acidic erosion, dental caries |
Teeth and dental restorations may provide specific indicators asto the country/ area of origin:Gold foil and cast gold restorations | Dental school treatment |
Teeth and dental restorations may provide specific indicators asto the country/ area of origin:Dental fluorosis, mottled teeth | SW Texas, SE New Mexico, Rural United States, China, Africa |
Teeth and dental restorations may provide specific indicators asto the country/ area of origin:Silver or gold color metal crowns on anterior teeth | Mexico, Central America |
Teeth and dental restorations may provide specific indicators asto the country/ area of origin:Full cast metal crowns with acrylic facings on anterior teeth; may be inferior quality | Eastern Europe |
Teeth and dental restorations may provide specific indicators asto the country/ area of origin:Excess fluoride in water wells and municipal water | Dental fluorosis, mottled teeth |
Habits and customs:Brown or black staining of teeth. More obvious when calculus is present on teeth | Coffee, tea, red wine drinkers |
Habits and customs:An extrinsic stain caused from drinking the liquids | Coffee, tea, red wine drinkers |
Habits and customs:Unusual tooth wear patterns and stainingappearance; Sclerotic pulps | Pipe smoking |
Habits and customs:Unilateral attrition | Pipe smoking |
Habits and customs:Endogenous brown yellow, white “snow capped” discoloration of enamel | Amelogenesis imperfecta |
Habits and customs:Hereditary; abnormal development of ameloblasts | Amelogenesis imperfecta |
Habits and customs:Congenitally missing teeth, peg teeth, sparse hair | Ectodermal dysplasia |
Habits and customs:Hereditary x-linked, abnormal development of ectodermally derived structures | Ectodermal dysplasia |
Habits and customs:Erosion of lingual surfaces of maxillary anterior teeth | Anorexia, bulimia, alcoholism, GERD, hiatal hernia |
Habits and customs:Acidic erosion of teeth from regurgitation of gastric contents | Anorexia, bulimia, alcoholism, GERD, hiatal hernia |
Habits and customs:Hypoplastic enamel of multiple teeth, horizontal discoloration, malformations | Generalized enamel hypoplasia |
Habits and customs:Febrile illness, malnutrition hypoxia, trauma leading to ameloblast damage during tooth development | Generalized enamel hypoplasia |
Habits and customs:Endogenous discoloration of the dentin which appears as yellow/ brown/green bands | Tetracycline staining |
Habits and customs:Ingestion of tetracycline family of antibiotics during tooth formation | Tetracycline staining |
The first case of identification using frontal sinuses was performed by _____ in 1925 | Culbert and Law |
Cheiloscopy:complete vertical grooves | Type I |
Cheiloscopy:partial vertical grooves | Type II |
Cheiloscopy:branched grooves | Type III |
Cheiloscopy:intersected grooves | Type IV |
Cheiloscopy:reticular grooves | Type V |
Cheiloscopy:pattern less/ undifferentiated grooves | Type VI |
the American Dental Association Policy (____) states, “Resolved, that the American Dental Association urges constituent societies to actively support the use of uniform methods of marking dental prosthesis for forensic identification purposes.” | 1979: 637 |
In the United States, only __ states require denture labeling | 22 |