Dental Identification of the Putative Body of a Most Wanted Fugitive.
10.7580/kjlm.2015.39.1.12
- Author:
Sang Seob LEE
1
;
Han Young LEE
;
Joong Seok SEO
Author Information
1. Medical Examiner's Office, National Forensic Service, Wonju, Korea. komiyama@korea.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Age determination by teeth;
Forensic dentistry
- MeSH:
Age Determination by Teeth;
Autopsy;
Crowns;
Dentists;
Denture, Partial, Fixed;
Forensic Dentistry;
Humans;
Tooth
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2015;39(1):12-16
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Dental identification was conducted on the putative body of a most wanted fugitive who was considered to be the de facto owner of the ferry MV Sewol. Postmortem examination showed many dental characteristics, including gold crowns, a porcelain-fused-to-metal crown, a gold fixed bridge, and resin restorations. The estimated age of the body was approximately 73 years. Antemortem data collected by the fugitive at private dentist showed that 10 teeth had dental features. When the antemortem data on the 10 teeth were compared with the corresponding teeth by using postmortem data, there was no discrepancy in the remaining teeth. The number of possible combinations was calculated, and the likelihood of this fugitive and any other person having the same dental features was one in 14 billion. Using the results of dental examination, the body was successfully identified.
