La odontología en la identificación de sucesos con víctimas múltiples

  1. Aurora Valenzuela-Garach
Journal:
Revista española de medicina legal: órgano de la Asociación Nacional de Médicos Forenses

ISSN: 0377-4732

Year of publication: 2023

Volume: 49

Issue: 2

Pages: 47-54

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1016/J.REML.2022.11.005 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

More publications in: Revista española de medicina legal: órgano de la Asociación Nacional de Médicos Forenses

Abstract

The approval in 2009, of the Protocolo Nacional de actuación Médico-Forense y de Policía Científica en sucesos con víctimas múltiples, was the basic normative to formally regulate both the technical procedures that must be applied, and the different tasks to be carried out in a disaster victim incident in Spain. This article reviews the procedures and techniques used in forensic odontology for human identification in DVI incidents with multiple victims. Given that the recognition of the individualizing characteristics of the teeth, and in general the odontological data, supposes a highly specialized process, it is essential the assistance of forensic dentists with experience in this field, who will have the training and the knowledge to carry out the dental procedures such as documenting dental records, accurate interpretation of the results and withdraw precise dental identification conclusions. Finally, recommendations for the preparation of forensic dental identification reports are included in this review.

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