Identification of a charred corpse through dental records

Resumo

Introduction: Forensic Dentistry is an area of Dentistry related
to Law. Among its goals is the execution of human identification,
defined as the process of determining the person’s identity. The
forensic dentist uses, in this process, ante-mortem records and
data for comparison with post-mortem information obtained from
the examination of the body. Objective: To describe the process
of identification of a charred corpse by using dental records. Case
report: The human material remained from a charred corpse was
sent to an anthropological and dental analysis for identification
purposes. This employed the analysis of the corpse examination
and odontological records. Conclusion: The identification of the
victim in this case points out to the need of an interdisciplinary
work between Forensic Medicine and Dentistry in situations
which other routine identification processes cannot be applied,
highlighting the importance of the Forensic dentist for the final
solution of the case.