Identificação humana através das radiografias odontológicas: Descrição da técnica

Abstract

Introduction: Dental radiography plays an important role in the diagnosis and, because it registers many anatomical structures and their particularities, can have as purpose the individualization of a person. The use of radiographs in forensic practice for human identification is a widely adopted measure, and in cases where usual methods are not effective, they serve as a means of identification. Objective: This work aims to review the literature and show the importance and effectiveness of the use of radiographs for postmortem human identification. Material and method: Bibliographical surveys of the last ten years will be conducted in scientific search sites: google academic, Bireme, Scielo and Pubmed. Material and method: Bibliographical surveys of the last ten years will be carried out in scientific search sites. Conclusion: it is concluded that the use of dental radiographic images plays a large role in the process of human identification, being a fast, efficient and low cost medium with scientific validity, and it can be applied in most cases.