Comparison and Identification of Bite Marks in Kanpur


Authors : Dr. Himanshu Gupta; Dr. Srijon Mukherji; Dr. Prasanna Kumar P; Dr. Ankita Raj

Volume/Issue : Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 5 - May

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7922701

IDENTIFICATION & COMPARISON OF BITE MARKS BACKGROUND: It is of great challenge in forensic dentistry to analyze the human bite marks. As courts always placed emphasis on a scientific approach when presenting expert evidence, the Oral & Maxillofacial surgeons being considered the preferred one’s must have a good knowledge and understanding of importance of scientific methods in analysis of Human bite mark to provide courts with testable evidence. AIM: Analyze the different human bite marks & pattern on tooth morphology as a part of forensic odontology. MATERIALS & METHODS - The study was conducted on 100 adult participants in RDC, Kanpur between July 2021 and August 2021. Participants from OPD of Department of OMFS. Bite mark with impression wax was taken along with Intra-Oral pictures. Comparison of different bite mark was done. RESULT – Mesio-Distal width mean was calculated among 100 individuals for Maxillary and Mandibular arch of Male and Female for Rt Central Incisor, Lateral Incisor, Inter Central Incisor, Inter Lateral Incisor, and Inter Canine respectively. Non-human and human bite marks, as well as offensive and defensive bite types, can all be broadly categorized as bite marks. These include diffused bite marks, which have few characteristics and lack individual characteristics, single arch bites, or partial bite marks, which have some individual and some class characteristics, and lastly bite marks that combine both individual and some class characteristics. CONCLUSION: This study was targeted towards increasing the understanding and ability of Oral & Maxillofacial surgeon to support forensic dental investigators in their work to do bite mark analysis of Humanbite mark.

Keywords : Bite mark, tooth morphology, forensic investigation

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