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1
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Human remains when little evidence is found

A

Forensic odontology

2
Q

What is it’s importance?

A

Socioeconomic status, where you lived, diet, can reflect conditions of lifestyle

3
Q

Hardest substance of human anatomy, persists harsh conditions

A

Tooth enamel

4
Q

change over time, need forensic odontologist to asses variability between teeth from remains and X-rays and need dental references.

A

Problems with teeth

5
Q

Active process from interactions of mandible, maxilla and victim response.

A

Bite mark analysis

6
Q

Medium(what they bit into), pressure, directionality and time(decay of the item they bit into)

A

Factors of bite mark analysis

7
Q

Photoshop, manual tracing the dental cast to create overlay

A

Common techniques

8
Q

Human remains when little evidence is found

A

Forensic odontology

9
Q

Hardest substance of human anatomy, persists harsh conditions

A

Tooth enamel

10
Q

change over time, need forensic odontologist to asses variability between teeth from remains and X-rays and need dental references.

A

Problems with teeth

11
Q

Active process from interactions of mandible, maxilla and victim response.

A

Bite mark analysis

12
Q

Medium(what they bit into), pressure, directionality and time(decay of the item they bit into)

A

Factors of bite mark analysis

13
Q

Photoshop, manual tracing the dental cast to create overlay

A

Common techniques

14
Q

Human remains when little evidence is found

A

Forensic odontology

15
Q

What is it’s importance?

A

Socioeconomic status, where you lived, diet, can reflect conditions of lifestyle