Forensic Odontology Research Paper

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Forensic Odontology
Throughout history there has been a variety of ways to solve a crime. There’s been blood analysis, fingerprint analysis, and bite marks. Bite marks are used to identify a suspect that has bitten a victim therefore leaving a bite mark impression. This method can be used to solve a crime however it is inconsistent due to teeth markings leaving bruises making it difficult to identify the markings. Bite marks can still provide dental records, teeth markings and impressions on skin. Dental records provide a persons history of every time they’ve went to the dentist allowing forensic dentist to see if they had any missing teeth or a teeth that were different from the others leaving a special type of marking. In many cases
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