Zeitschrift für forensische Forschung

Contribution of Forensic Odontology Face of the Shortcomings of DNA Identification: The Effect of the Dental Morphology

Abstract

Nemsi H

The advent of genomic and mitochondrial DNA procedures has not displaced the practical use of dental identification after mass disasters or when bone DNA extraction is impossible. Sometimes the ethical aspect is the basic aim of the identification. In this forensic case the purpose of identification was to give psychological comfort to the mother that she has doubted about the identity of the remains of his presumed son. The forensic odontologist occupying a crucial role in the identification of human remains. Without being able to identify the presence of the #18 not the #17 and especially the #47 not the #46 identity would be improperly excluded.