Dental profiling in forensic sciences

Other - Other

• Title (croatian): Dentalno profiliranje u forenzičkim znanostima
• Author: Marin Vodanović
• Author: Hrvoje Brkić
• Author's institution: (Zagreb University Hispital Center)
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; School of Dental Medicine
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Dental Medicine

Abstract (english)

Forensic sciences include a wide spectrum of different disciplines, which are applied individually or collectively in order to obtain answers to questions within a legal context. A forensic dentist can reliably establish the identity of an individual by analysing the teeth and the oral cavity. The study of teeth and the surrounding tissues of the oral cavity for the purpose of establishing the identity of a victim is called dental profiling. By applying the dental profiling techniques, not only age, gender and race of an individual can be determined, but also the data about their socio-economic status, personal habits, oral and systemic health, occupation, diet, familial relationship as well as psychological characteristics. A dental profile is more detailed and reliable if more than one technique is applied. Each individual has their own dental profile which makes them unique and one of a kind. Education in the field of forensic dentistry and techniques of dental profiling is necessary since it contributes greatly to the reputation of the dental profession in other related disciplines as well as in public, and it encourages dentists to view their own achievements from a wider perspective.

Abstract (croatian)

Izrada dentalnog profila najčešće se koristi u forenzičkim i arheološkim istraživanjima kada zbog nedostatka prijesmrtnih dentalnih podataka nismo u mogućnosti postići identitet nepoznatih ljudskih ostataka, već je potrebno na temelju statusa zubala nastojati postići dobnu, spolnu te rasnu pripadnost. Problem koji se danas javlja u visoko razvijenim zemljama svijeta je velika količina imigranata iz Afrike i Azije koji ilegalnim ulascima nastoje pridobiti državljanstvo. Oni su obično bez osobnih dokumenata pa im se ne zna ime i prezime niti starost odnosno jesu li maloljetni ili punoljetni. U takvim je slučajevima procjena dentalne dobi uz vanjska fenotipska obilježja počesto jedini način za određivanje nečijeg profila. U ovom radu prikazujemo rezultate određivanja dentalne dobi pomoću europske formule prema Cameriereu, a koja se bazira na širini otvorenih korijenskih kanala za vrijeme rasta i razvoja. Uzorak u ovom istraživanju činilo je 500 ortopantomograma djece u dobi od 5 do 16 godina iz nekoliko mediteranskih zemalja: Hrvatska, Slovenija, Italija i Španjolska. Rezultati su pokazali da određivanje dentalne dobi postupkom po Cameriereu pokazuje blago odstupanje od kronološke dobi: 0,081 godina za djevojčice i 0,036 za dječake. Rezultati su također pokazali da na promatranom uzorku djece iz različitih mediteranskih zemalja nema razlike u postignutoj dentalnoj dobi u odnosu na kronološku dob. Dobiveni rezultati omogućavaju korištenje europske formule za dentalnu dob na uzorku djece iz Hrvatske.

• Keywords (english): forensic sciences; forensic dentistry; dental profile
• Keywords (croatian): forenzičke znanosti; forenzička dentalna medicina; dentalni profil
• Language: english
• Language: english
• Publication type: Other - Other
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review - international
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Rad Hrvatske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti. Medicinske znanosti
• Numbering: no. 514=38, p. 162
• p-ISSN: 1330-5301
• e-ISSN: 1848-641X
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:127:489918
• Publication: 2012
• Document URL: https://hrcak.srce.hr/91372
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-04-12 08:55:37