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The role of forensic dentistry for identification of a criminal sexual assault: a casework report

dc.contributor.authorPereira, Cristiana Palmela
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Jorge Costa
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-27T16:05:51Z
dc.date.available2016-09-27T16:05:51Z
dc.date.issued2015-01
dc.descriptionThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.pt_PT
dc.description.abstract"The identification of an individual from dental traces collected at the crime scene is one of the objectives of the criminal investigation. When, at the crime scene, objects are found with tooth marks, the intervention of Forensic Dentistry may represent the only way to obtain positive identification of the author’s bite mark. The forensic analysis of a bite mark consists of detection, recognition, description and comparison of bite marks on either individuals or inanimate objects. In this medico-legal casework, a sexual assault, the victim of the crime presented to the forensic examination had a mark on her left arm consistent with a bite mark, probably from the aggressor during the crime perpetration. The protocol followed in this medico-legal casework study is a scientific analysis of the facts which when presented in the court will be defendable under ruthless cross-examination. The pattern association of dental features in this sexual abuse case demonstrated a degree of concordance present between the tooth marks in the victim’s body and the suspect´s dentition."pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationPereira CP, Santos JC (2015) The Role of Forensic Dentistry for Identification of a Criminal Sexual Assault: A Casework Report. J Civil Legal Sci 4: 138. doi:10.4172/2169-0170.1000138pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi0.4172/2169-0170.1000138pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2169-0170
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/14883
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherOMICSpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2169-0170.1000138pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectForensic dentistrypt_PT
dc.subjectIndividual positive identificationpt_PT
dc.subjectSexual abusept_PT
dc.titleThe role of forensic dentistry for identification of a criminal sexual assault: a casework reportpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage1000138pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Civil and Legal Sciencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume4(1)pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream5876
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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