Objective: To demonstrate, by means of a case report, the importance of the presence of dental experts in the officials institutes of expertise for the correct analysis of the traces of bite marks. Case Report: A corpse was admitted in an official forensic institution in Northeastern Brazil, victim of a fire gun. This patient had a lesion on the left side of the arm, deltoid region, compatible with a human bite...
The exponential growth of Internet crime, such as pedophilia, often requires estimating age from the facial images of the individuals involved. The objective of this study was to evaluate the applicability of the photoanthropometric method for estimating age with forensic purposes by means of a systematic review. We searched the databases PUBMED, SCOPUS, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, LILACS, CAPES and S...
Objective: To analyze the profile of oral health attention offered to children and adolescents in Primary Care and the factors that influence the integrality of care for these users. Methodology: 68 dental surgeons from João Pessoa/PB were interviewed and information was collected from the National Program for Improving Access and Quality in Primary Care, 1st cycle. The data were submitted to the Chi-square and...
This study aimed to identify the facilities and difficulties experienced by students in a practical activity of age estimation proposed by the Forensic Dentistry curse, checking their perception regarding functionality and or importance of the activity in their academic training. This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative and analytical approach. During a practical activity of the Forensic Dentistry cu...