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Anatomical variability of the frontal sinuses and their application in forensic identification
Author(s) -
Nambiar Phrabhakaran,
Naidu Murali D.K.,
Subramaniam Krishnan
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2353(1999)12:1<16::aid-ca3>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - medicine , identification (biology) , forensic science , forensic identification , anatomy , frontal sinus , frontal bone , forensic dentistry , skull , orthodontics , archaeology , biology , botany , history , veterinary medicine
The uniqueness of anatomical structures and their variations provides the basis for forensic identification of unknown deceased persons. Similar to fingerprints, each frontal sinus is so distinctive and unique that the chances of two individuals having the same morphology of the frontal sinuses is extremely remote. Radiographs, especially the occipitomental view commonly used in the assessment of paranasal pathology, provide excellent records of these sinuses. The case illustrated here is an application of the frontal sinus identification of a victim in a mass disaster. Clin. Anat. 12:16–19, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.