Forensic dentistry case book 3: Supplemental chrome cobalt partial denture used in identification of burned remains
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Date
2015
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South African Dental Association
Abstract
An adult female was involved in a motor vehicle accident
on one of the major highways of Cape Town in the early
hours of the morning. The car caught fire and the body
was burned beyond recognition. The charred remains
were taken to the Salt River Medico-legal Laboratory,
where an autopsy was undertaken to establish the cause
of death. The hands were severely burned so that finger
prints were impossible to use for identification. An oral
autopsy had to be performed in order to gain access to
the teeth. The maxilla was found to be fractured from the
skull base and the mandible had a fracture in the midline
between the lower left and right central incisor teeth (31
and 41). Upper and lower chrome cobalt partial dentures
were found in situ.
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Forensic dentstry, Radiology, Post mortem, Dental identification
Citation
Phillips, V.M. and Chandler, S. (2015). Forensic dentistry case book 3: Supplemental chrome cobalt partial denture used in identification of burned remains. South African Dental Journal, 70(5): 220 - 221