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David A Tesini

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PubMed2005

Support for the use of thermoplastic bite impressions to aid in the identification of missing and unknown children.

This paper presents a response to the editorial opinion expressed in the position paper "Promotion of the Use of a Thermoplastic Material to Aid in the Identification of Unidentified Human Remains," published on page 14 of this issue of the JOURNAL OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DENTAL SOCIETY. No references were cited in that paper: Because the mission of the American Board of Forensic Odontology (ABFO) is to "promote and enhance the science of forensic odontology" and realizing that the ABFO Guidelines on bite mark evidence has failed law enforcement in several high-profile cases in the past, it is necessary to publish a referenced response addressing some of the statements that were made in the ABFO article.

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PubMed2005

Anatomy of a properly taken toothprints thermoplastic bite impression.

The Toothprints thermoplastic bite impression technique, like most procedures in clinical practice, is technique-sensitive. The biometric information available from the thermoplastic wafer is directly proportional to the care with which the technique is performed, as well as the cooperation and understanding of the child. Although the amount of information and the detail we obtain with the impression of only a few teeth (tooth size and occlusal anatomy are able to be digitized to 50 microns), along with saliva for scent dog tracking and cellular DNA analysis, it is a properly taken full-arch bite impression that would provide the best opportunity for infinite concordant matches for identification, should the need arise. With that in mind, below are the steps for properly taking a full-arch bite impression.

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