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Comparison of a patterned skin injury to a suspect's dental characteristics. Far more contested than dental identification: the underlying assumptions about skin distortion and dental uniqueness are not fully validated by controlled research.

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Ante-mortem recordConclusion languageDaubert standardDental age estimationDental identificationDVI (Disaster Victim Identification)Expert witnessForensic odontologyFrye standardPost-mortem dental profile

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