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Forensic Odontology
Forensic Odontology
History
• 66 A.D. Nero, the Roman Emperor.
• Nero's mother Agrippina had her soldiers kill
Lollia Paulina, with instructions to bring back
her head as proof that she was dead.
• Agrippina, unable to positively identify the
head, examined the front teeth and on finding
the discolored front tooth confirmed the
identity of the victim
History
4. Adjacent teeth
5. Twisted/tilted teeth
Cryogenic grinding to get DNA
Teeth Impressions
• Can be left in food,
gum and skin
Degree of Bite
• hemorrhage -- small bleeding spot
• abrasion -- undamaging mark on skin
• contusion -- ruptured blood vessel, bruise (*most
common)
• laceration -- punctured or torn skin
• incision -- neat puncture of skin
• avulsion -- removal of skin
• artifact -- bitten-off piece of body
Why do people bite?
• A sign of perp seeking to degrade the
victim while also achieving complete
domination.