2006-07-07 05:08:25 · 10 answers · asked by ? 2 in Health ➔ Dental
The police don't do this. The medical examiner does. The dead person's family has to supply the most current x-rays of the dead person. The upper and lower jaws are removed from the dead person, and a forensic dentist comes in and examines the teeth noting what restorations are there. His examination results are compared then with the x-rays of the dead person. If they match, then they have made positive identification.
2006-07-07 07:02:11 · answer #1 · answered by schnitzelbunk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is no database by the way. someone jsut comes to my office and asks for the deceased dental record and then they just match up fillings and crowns. usually the medical examiner does it but sometimes a forensic dentist is used.
2006-07-07 23:12:41 · answer #2 · answered by tomh311 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They find out from the next of kin where the dead person went for dental treatment.
Then with those records they look into the dead persons mouth, looking for crowns, fillings, extractions, bridges etc etc.
2006-07-07 12:11:37 · answer #3 · answered by Marxsparx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a database of records just like fingerprints. They take x-rays of the person who needs to be identified and find the match by entering the info into the database.
2006-07-07 12:11:03 · answer #4 · answered by Chelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They look for different types of teeth, crowns, etc. Also, if they want to identify a person, they can get DNA from the insides of the teeth, and do tests on it that way. (I love watching the First 48 on A&E...goes into that a lot)
2006-07-07 12:12:47 · answer #5 · answered by aloneinga 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they compare existing dental xrays with the teeth of the decedent. If they match in detail, the identity is certain
2006-07-07 12:12:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Court order.
2006-07-07 12:11:02 · answer #7 · answered by butterfliesRfree 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have to get a court order to request your records from your dentist
2006-07-07 12:12:12 · answer #8 · answered by Kutekymmee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They get them from your medical file
2006-07-07 12:11:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean how do they??
2006-07-07 12:10:35 · answer #10 · answered by J. P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋