Bite Marks as Physical Evidence from the Crime Scene-An Overview

Abstract

Bites have been found in cases of homicide, attempted suicide, sexual assault, and child abuse Bite marks with high evidentiary value that can be used in comparisons with the suspects' teeth will include marks from specific teeth that accurately record distinct traits. This article explores the scientific basis of bite mark evidence. Each person has a unique dental arrangement and that these unique features are sufficiently replicated in a bite mark to identify an individual to the exclusion of all others. Before examination, it is pertinent to separate the dental uniqueness used in dental identifications from the uniqueness of human bite marks. Such characteristics include fractures, rotations, attritional wear, malformations, etc. When these are recorded in the injury it may be possible to compare them to identify the specific teeth that caused the injury. This article aims to address the forensic aspects of bite marks evidence from the crime scene.

Evaluation of Bite Marks in Terms of Child Abuse in Emergency Departments

“…Isırık izleri, dişlerin dokuyu sıkıştırması sonucu küçük kan damarlarının kopmasına bağlı olarak meydana gelen ezilme (kontüzyon) sonucunda oluşmaktadır (13). Saldırı ya da savunma yarası olarak karşımıza çıkabilen ısırık izleri, sıklıkla cinsel saldırı, darp, cinayet olguları ile çocuk, eş ve yaşlı istismarı olgularında görülebilmektedir (9,(13)(14)(15)(16). Yaralanmanın ciddiyeti saldırganın mental durumu hakkında da araştırmacılara ipucu verebilmektedir (17).…”

“…Yaralanmanın ciddiyeti saldırganın mental durumu hakkında da araştırmacılara ipucu verebilmektedir (17). Bu konuda adli diş hekimleri tarafından çalışmalar sürdürülmektedir (9,15,17,18).…”

“…Isırık izlerinde, kontüzyon/ekimoz, abrazyon, laserasyon, peteşiyal kanama, indentasyon (diş izleri), avülsiyon ve doku kaybı şeklinde yaralanma bulguları görülebilmektedir (9,10,15,16,19). İnsan ısırıklarında sıklıkla kontüzyon, abrazyon ve laserasyon görülmekte olup, avulsiyon hayvan ısırıklarına göre daha nadir bir bulgudur (16,20).…”

A Novel Approach based on Image Processing in the Analysis of Human Dental Forensic

“…The literature survey traces the prominent work and their outcomes. The appearance of bite mark, their classification, degree of impression and human bite marks as psychological evidences are discussed in [8].…”

Comparative Study on Two Methods for Bite Mark Analysis

“…In addition it detects in the skin, foodstuffs, or other materials found at the crime scene. (3,4) In criminal and civil court cases Bite marks have been regularly used as confirmation for more than half a century. (5) It mostly hand out as a very influential tool and evidence stems from the verity that the details of human denture are virtually inimitable to an individual, even able to discriminate between identical twins because the teeth can be exaggerated by inheritance and highly personal life manner.…”