An experimental study on human bitemarks digital analysis and its accuracy.
- Author:
Yan WU
1
;
Xinmin CHEN
;
Dahong SUN
Author Information
1. Shanghai Pacific Oral Medical Center, Shanghai 200080, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Bites and Stings;
diagnosis;
Bites, Human;
diagnosis;
Dental Models;
Dogs;
Forensic Dentistry;
methods;
Humans;
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted;
Photography;
Sensitivity and Specificity;
Skin;
pathology;
Swine
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2005;22(5):918-921
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This experiment was designed to study the method of human bitemarks digital analysis and its accuracy. The human bitemarks were made on the dog skin by human dentition. The related parameters of human bitemarks and suspects criminal dentitions were digitally recorded and managed. The digital picture of human bitemark was obtained, and the dental study model, bite in wax and bitemark on pig skin of suspected criminal were scanned. The overlay was prepared with Adobe Photoshop 5. 5 and the parameters were measured with AutoCAD R14, then their matches were compared. The result shows that the human bitemarks digital analysis is a more accurate approach to human bitemarks identification. Three methods for collecting evidence dental study model, bite in wax and bitemark on pig skin all can be used as aids in forensic sciences. Dental study model is the most accurate one of all the three methods mentioned above.
