Open AccessSouth Africa’s contribution in the field of Forensic Odontology - A textbook review
Author(s) -
Leanne M. Sykes,
Liam Robinson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sadj
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2519-0105
pISSN - 1029-4864
DOI - 10.17159/2519-0105/2021/v76no7a5
Subject(s) - forensic odontology , theme (computing) , forensic science , field (mathematics) , section (typography) , history , computer science , archaeology , medicine , dentistry , world wide web , mathematics , pure mathematics , operating system
This textbook represents an up-to-date, comprehensive compilation of the field of Forensic Odontology. The chapters have been uniquely structured to take the reader through all aspects of this discipline in a methodical and logical approach. Authors for each section were carefully selected as being internationally recognised experts and renowned amongst their peers in their particular field of Forensic Odontology. The material in this textbook is presented in a manner that is both interesting and clear for novices in the discipline, while at the same time offering highly informative, cutting-edge information for experts practising Forensic Odontology. The book begins with a chronology of the origin of Forensic Odontology dating back to 1477, using intriguing real-life cases to set the theme for the rest of the book.