Dental Radiographic/Digital Radiography Technology along with Biological Agents in Human Identification

Figure 6

Photography technique of taking lip print (a) (reprinted with permission, Hindawi) [138]. (a) Application of persistent lipstick with the applicator brush, (b) lifting the latent lip print with cellophane sheet, (c) application of lysochrome dye powder with a round brush, and (d) final lip print after digitization and division into quadrants (b) (reprinted with permission, Wolters Kluwer-Medknow) [145]. Any alteration in the appearance of bite marks depends upon the body position. The bite was inflicted with the arm straight at the side (left). The bite mark (black) and biter’s overlay (blue). Change in bite pattern due to arm positioned over the head [158] (c) (reprinted with permission, Oxford University Press) [158]. The selection of incisal edges using the “magic wand” wizard tool in Adobe Photoshop software from the photograph of the dental cast and the superimposition of computer-generated overlays over the photograph of a bite mark on apple, cheese, and chocolate to check for matching (d) (reprinted with permission, Wolters Kluwer-Medknow) [159]. Macroscopic examination of the agglutination in dentin (left) and pulp [158] samples (e) (reprinted with permission, Wolters Kluwer-Medknow) [163].

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