Dental record as a tool for identification
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Abstract
This paper refers to the Dental Record as a tool for identification, its importance, the scientific procedure to apply it, and the Law 38 of 1993. Regarding this Law, the dentist, who works in private practice or at the official level, has the obligation to do a Dental Record, however an up date is not a must.
Keywords
dental record, forensic dentistry, dental identification, oral necropsy, identificationcarta dental, odontología forense, identificación dental, necropsia oral, identificación
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2. Bell GL. Dentistry’s role in the resolution of missing and unidentified person cases. Dent Clin North Am 2001 Apr; 45(2): 293-308
3. Delattre VF, Stimson PG. Self-assessment of the forensic value of dental records. J Forensic Sci Sep 1999; 44(5): 906-9
4. República de Colombia. Ley 38 de 1993
5. Sweet D. Why a dentist for identification? Dent Clin North Am 2001 Apr; 45(2): 237-51
6. Rodríguez JV. Odontología legal y forense. Bogotá, D. C., Colombia: Ecoe, 1995; 85-7
7. Toribio LR, Soto H. La estomatología forense en situaciones de desastres. Rev Cub Estomatol 2002 Dic. http://www.gbsystems.com/papers/ legal/est09195.html
8. Rothwell BR. Principles of dental identification. Dent Clin North Am 2001 Apr; 45(2): 253-70
9. Martin de las Heras A, Marques S, Exposito T, Bohoyo N. The application of dental methods of identification to human burned victims in a mass disaster. Int J Legal Med 2000; 113(4): 236-9
10. Instituto Nacional de Medicinal Legal y Ciencias Forenses. Instructivo para realizar una carta dental. Bogotá, D. C., Colombia: El Instituto
11. Ferreira J, Espina A, Barrios F. La odontología forense en la identificación de las víctimas de la masacre de la cárcel de Sabaneta. Rev Esp Med Legal 1998; XXII(83): 50-6
12. Brannon RB, Morlang WM. Tenerife revisited: the critical role of dentistry. J Forensic Sci 2001 May; 46(3): 722-5
How to Cite
López Torres, C., & Rodríguez González, J. (2021). Dental record as a tool for identification. Universitas Odontologica, 23(53), 86–91. Retrieved from https://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/revUnivOdontologica/article/view/14071
Section
Legal and Forensic Dentistry
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