An unusual method of forensic human identification: use of selfie photographs

Miranda, Geraldo Elias; Freitas, Sílvia Guzella de; Maia, Luíza Valéria de Abreu; Melani, Rodolfo Francisco Haltenhoff

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.04.028

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“…A O segundo ponto está associado ao fato de cada vez estarem mais disponíveis para análise pericial os registros odontológicos produzidos antes da morte (AM), sejam eles de natureza clínica, como fichas 6 e prontuários, radiografias intra 17 e extraorais 18 , modelos em gesso 19 , fotografias intrabucais 7 e tomografias 20 , ou de natureza social, como as fotografias de sorriso produzidas casualmente em eventos sociais 8 ou pelo próprio indivíduo (selfie) 21 .…”

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A Importância Pericial do Registro das Características Terapêuticas e Patológicas no Prontuário Odontológico – Relato de Caso

Silva¹,

Felter²,

Tolentino³

et al. 2017

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Resumo.A identificação humana figura entre os inúmeros procedimentos assegurados legalmente ao Cirurgião-dentista. Odontolegista é o profissional que possui, além de competência legal, técnica especializada para desempenhar atividades periciais mediante as necessidades da justiça. É no processo de identificação humana que o Odontolegista busca características dentais distintivas que permitam associar dados ante-mortem (AM), provenientes de uma pessoa desaparecida, a dados post-mortem (PM), coletados durante o exame cadavérico. Estas características podem ser de ordem morfológica, terapêutica ou patológica e podem ser extraídas do prontuário odontológico. O presente estudo objetiva relatar um caso pericial de identificação humana sustentada pela comparação de características dentais terapêuticas e patológicas documentadas em prontuário odontológico. Uma ossada humana não identificada foi encontrada em região de mata no

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A Importância Pericial do Registro das Características Terapêuticas e Patológicas no Prontuário Odontológico – Relato de Caso

Silva¹,

Felter²,

Tolentino³

et al. 2017

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“…Forensic Dentistry has proven for many time its value for human identification in Forensic Sciences (MIRANDA et al, 2016;SILVA et al, 2015a;SILVA et al 2015b). According to the scientific literature, the victims referred for identification by dental means come from different types of incidents, such as natural disasters, flight accidents, terrorist attacks and urban violence (MIRANDA et al, 2016;SILVA et al, 2011;SILVA et al, 2015a;SILVA et al 2015b).…”

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“…According to the scientific literature, the victims referred for identification by dental means come from different types of incidents, such as natural disasters, flight accidents, terrorist attacks and urban violence (MIRANDA et al, 2016;SILVA et al, 2011;SILVA et al, 2015a;SILVA et al 2015b). The advantage of teeth as source of identifiers relies also in their capacity to resist environmental influences.…”

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“…The identification of charred, mutilated and putrefied bodies (SILVA et al, 2015a;SILVA et al 2015b;MIRANDA et al, 2016), as well skeletal remains through the analysis of dental traits figures as one of the procedures performed by forensic dentists in medico-legal institutes. The need for dental autopsies became more evident in the last years as consequence of the increase in urban violence rates (OLIVEIRA et al 2015).…”

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“…While in one hand the PM data is potentially obtained through a large variety of possibilities during the cadaveric examination (FRANCISCO et al, 2016), the acquisition of AM data, on the other hand, is limited to the existing dental or social records (MIRANDA et al, 2016;SILVA et al 2015a).…”

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Forensic importance of intraoral photographs for human identification in dental autopsies – a case report

Silva¹,

Felter²,

Tolentino³

et al. 2017

Biosci. J.

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Human identification may be achieved through fingerprint, teeth and DNA analyses. In these approaches, identification is given comparatively -between antemortem (AM) and postmortem (PM) data. Intraoral photographs, commonly used in Orthodontics, represent a source of dental identifiers in Forensic Dentistry. The present study aims to report a case of human identification founded on the analysis of intraoral photographs. An unknown human body was referred for cadaveric examination, which revealed all the permanent teeth fully erupted in the oral cavity. Among the distinctive dental traits, occlusal amalgam restorations were observed in the mandibular first molars, as well fixed orthodontic appliances with bands in the same teeth. Intraoral photographs were provided by the relatives of the potential victim. In these photographs, the same distinctive dental traits were observed leading to a positive identification without explainable discrepancies. The use of intraoral photographs for forensic purposes must be encouraged in medicolegal institutes because these are practical, low-cost, absent of radiation and reliable tools in the human identification process.

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An interdisciplinary forensic approach for human remains identification and missing persons investigations

Dahal

McNevin

Chikhani

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WIREs Forensic Science

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The resolution of unidentified human remains (UHR) and long‐term missing persons (LTMP) cases is paramount for administrative, legal, and humanitarian reasons. There are various forensic profiling methods for human identification; however, their utility is dependent on several factors. First, UHR can be found in different stages of decomposition, so the availability and diversity of post‐mortem (PM) information will differ. Second, the availability and totality of the LTMP's ante‐mortem (AM) information will differ. Therefore, the suitability of existing methods will be dependent on the quality and quantity of PM and/or AM data available for comparison. Visual recognition is the simplest and quickest method, but typically not practiced or possible, owing to the altered, fragmented, or skeletonized state of UHR. Primary forensic profiling methods involve the comparison of fingerprint, dental, DNA, and medical data. Secondary forensic profiling methods from anthropology, radiology, geochemistry, and anatomy disciplines can provide supplementary evidence to support comparative identification approaches. Emerging forensic molecular technologies such as genomics, microbiomics, epigenetics, and proteomics, together with individual digital footprints from personal devices, offer new investigative leads for establishing identity. However, despite the success of these individual methods, their limitations must be considered when used in isolation. Through the development of a guiding forensic examination framework, this review endorses an interdisciplinary response to unidentified and missing persons investigations, where various forensic specialists collaboratively examine UHR using a suite of contemporary forensic profiling methods to produce multiple and/or different lines of evidence to link them effectively, efficiently, comprehensively, and systematically to LTMP. This article is categorized under: Forensic Science in Action/Crime Scene Investigation > Special Situations and Investigations Forensic Biology > DNA Testing in Disaster Victim and Missing Persons Identification Forensic Medicine > Medicolegal Death Investigation Systems Jurisprudence and Regulatory Oversight > Interdisciplinary Collaboration

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An unusual method of forensic human identification: use of selfie photographs

Cited by 37 publications

References 7 publications

A Importância Pericial do Registro das Características Terapêuticas e Patológicas no Prontuário Odontológico – Relato de Caso

A Importância Pericial do Registro das Características Terapêuticas e Patológicas no Prontuário Odontológico – Relato de Caso

Forensic importance of intraoral photographs for human identification in dental autopsies – a case report

An interdisciplinary forensic approach for human remains identification and missing persons investigations

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