Epidermis and Enamel: Insights Into Gnawing Criticisms of Human Bitemark Evidence.

Critics describe forensic dentists' management of bitemark evidence as junk science with poor sensitivity and specificity and state that linkages to a biter are unfounded. Those vocal critics, supported by certain media, characterize odontologists' previous errors as egregious and petition government agencies to render bitemark evidence inadmissible. Odontologists acknowledge that some practitioners have made past mistakes.

Density measurements of dentin by dual-energy radiography.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to apply the dual-energy radiographic technique to teeth and to soft tissue simulated with Lucite and report the visual and quantitative results.

Study Design: High- and low-energy image pairs were exposed of aluminum and Lucite calibration wedges and human teeth sections. Reconstructed images of the calibration wedges and teeth sections were viewed and measured.

Practice characteristics associated with patient-specific receipt of dental diagnostic radiographs.

Objective: To quantify the role of practice characteristics in patient-specific receipt of dental diagnostic radiographic services.

Data Source/study Setting: Florida Dental Care Study (FDCS). Study Design.

Patient characteristics associated with receipt of dental radiographic procedures during a 48-month population-based study of dentate adults.

Objective: The objective was to test hypotheses that patient characteristics are associated with receipt of specific types of radiographic procedures.

Study Design: The Florida Dental Care Study was a prospective cohort study of dentate adults.

Results: From 19% to 59% of participants received a full-mouth series, panoramic, bitewing, or periapical radiograph(s), depending on procedure type.

Incidence of dental radiographic procedures during a 48-month population-based study of dentate adults.

Objectives: The purpose of this population-based study was to quantify the incidence of radiographic procedures and the intervals between radiographic exposures.

Study Design: The Florida Dental Care Study was a prospective cohort study of a representative sample of dentate adults. In-person interviews and dental examinations were conducted at baseline, with subsequent interviews every 6 months during 48 months of follow-up.