Unidentified Person File Data Collection Entry Guide Page 3
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Data Collection Entry Guide
Dental Radiograph Guidelines for Unidentified Remains
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All periapical radiographs should show the complete crown and root tips with surrounding
tissue. Avoid elongation and foreshortening as much as possible.
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Radiographs should be taken of region even if teeth are missing.
Use DF-57 Kodak Size 2 Ultraspeed film or comparable double film packs. Ensure that
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chemical are fresh when developing films. Digital radiographs are also acceptable.
Use bisecting angle or parallel technique.
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Obtain panoramic radiographs whenever possible. (Usually only possible in skeletal
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remains.)
Submit one set of original radiographs and completed charting to the Medical Examiner or
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Coroner of jurisdiction.
Upper right
Upper right
Upper
Upper
Upper
Upper left premolar
Upper left
molar region
premolar region
left
right
central
region
molar region
canine
canine
incisor
region
region
region
Bitewing right
Bitewing right
Bitewing left molar
Bitewing left molar
molar region
molar region
region
region
Lower
Lower
Lower
right
central
left
canine
incisor
canine
Lower right
Lower left
Lower right
Lower left premolar
region
region
region
premolar region
molar region
molar region
region
Guide to Full Mouth Radiographic Series
Recommended Dental Photographs
Photographs are occasionally used in the identification process. This can be done by
comparing the alignment and shape of the visible teeth in an antemortem photograph to those same
characteristics present in the recovered human remains. Photographic superimposition of the head
over photographs of suspected identification candidates can also be useful. Multiple photographs,
either conventional or digital are recommended. At a minimum, the following photographic views
should be taken:
View of Anterior Teeth (canine to canine) showing incisal edges and alignment.
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Frontal View of Head
Right and Left Lateral View of Head
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