FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY

CROWN & ROOT

◦ Enamel : designed to provide thermal
insulation for a tooth
◦ Cementum: softer, more sensitive tissue
◦ Dentine :

◦ Apical foramen : space at the apex through

which blood vessels and nerves enter the dental
pulp
 INCISORS

CANINES

MOLARS
PRE MOLARS
BITE MARKS
 TYPES OF BITE MARKS
◦ BASED ON DEGREE OF IMPACT
1. Heamorhage

2. Abrasion
1. CLASS I : Bruise, Diffused bite mark.
3. Contusion
2. CLASS II : Partial bite mark
4. Laceration
3. CLASS III : Penetrated bite mark
5. Incisiojn
4. CLASS IV: Avulsion, laceration
6. Avulsion

7. Artefact
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS:
1. CAMERON AND SIMS’ CLASSIFICATION

2. MACDONALD’S CLASSIFICATION
Tooth Pressure marks
Tongue pressure marks
Scrape marks

3. WEBSTER CLASSIFICATION
Type I, Type II and Type III
AGE FROM MANDIBULAR ANGLE:
◦ Infancy – 160 -175

◦ 1 – 3 years – 150-160

◦ 6-12years – 125- 140

◦ 15-17 years – 120 – 130

◦ 18 – 21 years – 90- 125

◦ 30- 40 years – 95 – 115

◦ >40 years - obtuse

GUSTAFSONS METHOD
◦ CRITERIA
1. DEGREE OF ATTRITION (A)
2. PERIODONTOSIS (P)
3. SECONDARY DENTINE (S)
4. CEMENTUM DEPOSITION ( C)
5. ROOT DESORPTION (R)
6. ROOT TRANSPARENCY (T)
 CALCULATION
For each changes 0 – 3 scores were given
0 – unchanged
1 minimal change
2 moderate change
3 severe changes
◦ A+P+S+C+R+T=X
AGE = (11.43 + 3.63X)