Open AccessAnalysis of time-dependent changes in Bitemarks on Styrofoam sheets
Author(s) -
Parimala Djeapragassam,
Mariappan Jonathan Daniel,
Subramanian Vasudevan Srinivasan,
Jimsha Vannathan Kumaran
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.152948
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , forensic odontology , overlay , dentistry , crime scene , medicine , statistical analysis , computer science , statistics , mathematics , psychology , geology , programming language , paleontology , criminology
The scope of Bitemarks in forensic dentistry is widening as they help the forensic expert in identifying the perpetuator in medicolegal cases. The greatest challenge in Bitemarks analysis is the time-dependent changes produced in Bitemark patterns on various substrates at the scene of the crime.