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Craniofacial Identification

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Many years ago, anatomists, anthropologists, forensic pathologists, and forensic odontologists started to find the correlations between the surface soft tissues of the face and the underlying bone structure of the skull. Different methods of facial reconstruction are based on these hypothesized relationships. The main objective of all facial reconstructions for forensic investigations is to reconstruct an individual’s face, usually when no other identifying or antemortem evidence is available, in a sufficient manner to illustrate a similarity to the missing or deceased person, to help in his or her identification. This chapter refers to the different methods of facial reconstruction and craniofacial identification.

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Rai, B., Kaur, J. (2013). Craniofacial Identification. In: Evidence-Based Forensic Dentistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28994-1_4

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