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Forensic Odontology Webquest: http://science.howstuffworks.com/forensic-dentistry.htm
1. What evidence did Ted Bundy leave at the scene of his crime in the Chi Omega house?
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2. What did investigators see when analyzing Bundy's plaster cast?
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3. Is this individual or class evidence?
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4. What two tasks do forensic odontologists have?
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5. What was the earliest example of forensic dentistry?
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6. How fast do teeth grow on average? Why is this important?
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7. What else other than age can be distinguished from teeth?
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8. What is unique about Asian and Native American incisors?
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9. What can you learn about a person based on their teeth other than identity?
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10. Which teeth are present in a full set of adult teeth?
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11. What are the three most popular methods for labeling teeth?
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12. Label the teeth in the diagram below:
13. How many teeth does the average adult have?
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14. How does the Universal System label the 20 deciduous baby teeth?
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15. Why might it be more time consuming to match a person based on dental records than on
fingerprint or DNA evidence?
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16. Why do teeth remain longer than any other part after death and decomposition?
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17. Why can victims of fires be identified by their teeth? (what temperature can teeth withstand?)
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18. How can burned teeth be preserved?
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19. How are bodies identified without dental records?
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20. What part of the tooth contains a useful resource for DNA?
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21. What factors are involved when analyzing a bite mark to determine the perpetrator's identity?
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22. Why must a forensic dentist be called immediately if a bite mark is suspected?
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23. What is the first step in analyzing bite marks?
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24. What is the second step?
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25. What else must the dentist determine about the bite mark?
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26. Why are photographs of the bites necessary?
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27. What is the “lividity stage” characterized by?
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28. What is formalin used for?
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29. What are the terms and definitions that can be used to describe bite marks?
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30. What is the difference between clear, obvious and noticeable impressions?
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31. What is required in order to take a mold of a suspect's teeth?
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32. Why might it be dangerous for a forensic scientist to get too much information about the
suspected biter prior to bite analysis?
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33. What happened to Roy Brown and Ray Krone?
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34. Are bite marks as unique as DNA or fingerprints?
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