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The skills and knowledge of dental professionals may assist the justice system in the investigation of legal issues, especially in the identification of human remains. The detailed analysis of antemortem and postmortem dental evidence is a primary method of identification and, depending upon the condition of the recovered remains, may represent the sole means of scientifically assured assessment. As the requirements to perform this service often arrive with little warning or time to prepare, prior knowledge and understanding of the principles involved greatly assists in successful completion of this important task.
“We balance probabilities and chose the most likely. It is the scientific use of the Imagination.”
Sherlock Holmes in—The Hound of the Baskervilles
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Torske, K.R. (2019). Forensic Odontology. In: Ferneini, E., Goupil, M. (eds) Evidence-Based Oral Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91361-2_22
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