[The Tenerife disaster].

In this article some comments are made about the dental identification-work during the Tenerife-air disaster in 1977. This disaster caused the death of 335 Americans and 248 Dutchmen of which 80% could be identified. The dentitions seemed to be one of the most important criteria for identification. Forensic odontology should follow standard procedures and general practitioners should anticipate on their part in supplying antemortal data.