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Evaluation of palatal rugoscopy in dentulous and edentulous cases for human identification in forensic dentistry/Analise da rugoscopia palatina em individuos dentados e edentulos para identificacao humana em odontologia legal
The search for identity is based on a set of characteristics, which defines the uniqueness of a person. Principles such as classificability, immutability, persistence, practicability and uniqueness must be considered when applying an identification technique. This study aimed to evaluate the use of...
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Published in: | Acta scientiarum. Health sciences 2014-01, Vol.36 (1), p.119 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | The search for identity is based on a set of characteristics, which defines the uniqueness of a person. Principles such as classificability, immutability, persistence, practicability and uniqueness must be considered when applying an identification technique. This study aimed to evaluate the use of palatal rugoscopy in dentulous and edentulous volunteers, with or without upper removable denture, for purposes of human identification. In this study 60 subjects were asked to give dental casts and photography of the upper dental arch, defined in the following groups: Group A (n = 30, edentulous patients with full upper removable dentures) and Group B (n = 30, dentulous without upper removable partial denture). The rugoscopy analysis method used was Martins-dos-Santos classification, for checking the applicability and success in human identification. It was found that it is possible to use this technique and it has an application of 40% in the group A and 86.66% in the group B. In conclusion, the identification method by palatal rugoscopy is satisfactory for dentulous patients, however in cases of tooth loss and friction cases generated by prosthetic devices, the region of the palate lose its characteristics, but even then it is still possible to be applied. Keywords: forensic anthropology, expert testimony, palate. A busca pela identidade baseia-se em conjunto de caracteres permanentes que torna uma pessoa unica e, para que uma tecnica de identificacao seja aplicavel, alguns principios devem estar presentes, tais como unicidade, imutabilidade, perenidade, praticabilidade, classificabilidade e reprodutibilidade. O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar a possibilidade de uso da rugoscopia palatina em individuos dentados e edentulos, portadores e nao-portadores de protese total removivel em arco superior, para fins de identificacao humana. Foram selecionados n = 60 sujeitos da pesquisa que foram convidados a ceder moldes e fotografia do arco dental superior, definidos nos seguintes grupos: Grupo A (n = 30, edentulos e portadores de protese total removivel superior) e Grupo B (n = 30, dentados e nao-portadores de protese parcial removivel superior). O metodo de analise da rugoscopia utilizado foi por meio da classificacao de Martins-dos-Santos, com o intuito de verificar a aplicabilidade e possibilidades de sucesso na identificacao. Foi verificado que e possivel aplicacao e uso da tecnica em 40% no grupo A e de 86,66% no grupo B. Conclui-se que o metodo de identific |
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ISSN: | 1679-9291 |
DOI: | 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v36i1.19099 |