Page 23 - Bad Impression Bite Mark

Pre-Lab

Questions

Background Procedure

1. What makes teeth good for victim 6. How many wax impressions should each
identification? person make?
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2. How should a bite mark on a person be 7. How will you determine the orientation of the
documented? bite mark in the photo?
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3. When evaluating a bite mark, what should be 8. What mathematical trait makes a character
the first thing determined? good for separating samples?
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4. When comparing bite marks, what are three
points of comparison mentioned in the text?
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5. Why might multiple forensic odontologists
have different opinions on the same bite mark
evidence?
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