The Role of Clinician for Improving Quality of Antemortem Data in Dental Identification

Lee, Sang-Seob

doi:2022.60.7.446

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 60(7); 2022 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2022;60(7):446-452.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22974/jkda.2022.60.7.004 Published online June 30, 2022.

법치의학적 개인식별의 생전 자료 질향상을 위한 임상의의 역할

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가톨릭대학교 의과대학 해부학교실·가톨릭응용해부연구소

The Role of Clinician for Improving Quality of Antemortem Data in Dental Identification

Sang-Seob Lee

Department of Anatomy · Catholic Institute for Applied Anatomy College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea

Correspondence: Sang-Seob Lee, Tel: +82-02-2258-7672, Fax: +82-02-537-7081,
Email: sslee1418@gmail.com

Received: 11 May 2022 • Revised: 18 May 2022 • Accepted: 17 June 2022

Abstract

Forensic identification using the dental characteristics is one of the most powerful scientific methods of iden-tification. Since dental identification is performed by comparing the dental characteristics between antemortem and postmortem data, success or failure is determined according to the quality and quantity of antemortem data. Antemortem data is ultimately produced and managed by clinicians, therefore, clinician is also one of the im-portant factors for successful identification. In this study, the types of antemortem data which is used for dental identification and methods to improve the quality of antemortem data, were reviewed. And suggestions were given to clinicians for increasing the success rate of identification. It is expected that through this mutual com-munication between forensic odontologists and clinicians, the identification rate of missing persons in Korea can be improved.

Key Words: Dental Identification; Antemortem Data; Clinician