The level of confidence of dentists in identifying intact and sectioned teeth.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the confidence levels of dentists in identifying intact and sectioned human teeth and to identify the factors contributing to variations in confidence levels.

Design: An anonymous Jisc e-survey showing 14 questions was sent to dentists worldwide. Apart from acquiring demographic details of the participants, ten three-dimensional (3D) tooth models were presented for tooth identification including the opinion on the level of confidence in identifying.

Positive identification through comparative dental analysis in mass disaster: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: The study aimed to assess the probability of achieving positive identification through comparative dental analysis (CDA) and to determine the factors that influence its success rate in mass disaster scenarios.

Methods: An electronic literature search was conducted across six databases for observational studies that reported both the total number of mass disaster victims and the count of victims identified through CDA alone. A random-effect meta-analysis, using the proportion of victims identified with CDA as the effect size, was conducted alongside subgroup analyses based on the type of disaster (natural or non-natural), the disaster classification (open or closed), and the geographical region (i.

The panoramic radiograph archive of the human craniological collection housed at the Human Anatomy Museum in Turin.

The craniological collection at the Human Anatomy Museum of the University of Turin consists of 1090 skulls and 64 postcranial skeletons prepared mostly during the second half of the nineteenth century. The collection presents individuals of both sexes and of different age groups and includes 712 skulls of known age and sex and 378 of which only the sex is known. Most individuals are associated with a documentation that includes sex, age-at-death, dates of birth and a death certificate.

Identification of Skeletal Remains Using Genetic Profiling: A Case Linking Italy and Poland.

Forensic genetics is a rapidly evolving science thanks to the growing variety of genetic markers, the establishment of faster, less error-prone sequencing technologies, and the engineering of bioinformatics models, methods, and structures. In the early 2000s, the need emerged to create an international genetic database for forensic purposes. This paper describes a judicial investigation of skeletal remains to identify the subject using various methods.

The need for a complete dental autopsy of unidentified edentulous human remains.

In December 2017, a decomposed unidentified body was found near the river Tronto in Teramo, Italy. The corpse was found without any identifying documents or specific personal belongings, except for a packet of cigarettes. The medical examiner determined a gastric perforation from the intake of hydrochloric acid to be the cause of death.