Craniofacial identification by computer-mediated superimposition

Authors

  • S. Al-Amad National Institute of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Health, Jordan
  • M. McCullough Oral Anatomy, Medicine and Surgery, School of Dental Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • J. Graham Centre for Human Identification, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Australia
  • J. Clement Centre for Human Identification, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Australia
  • A. Hill Centre for Human Identification, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Australia

Abstract

Mass disasters are associated with a large number of fatalities, with victims being visually unidentifiable in most cases. Dental identification, although being an important and valuable identification method, is subject to the availability and quality of antemortem and postmortem dental records. This paper presents a simple-to-use method of human identification using an antemortem photograph showing anterior teeth with superimposition onto a postmortem image using specific features of Adobe® Photoshop®.* We present cases and discuss the benefits and difficulties of this method.

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Published

2023-07-05

How to Cite

Al-Amad, S., McCullough, M., Graham, J., Clement, J., & Hill, A. (2023). Craniofacial identification by computer-mediated superimposition. The Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology - JFOS, 24(2), 47: 52. Retrieved from https://ojs.iofos.eu/index.php/Journal/article/view/1674

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 2 (2006): JFOS issue 2 2006

Section

Identification