Yamaguchi Takashi, Yamada Yoshihiro, Yamamoto Isao, Ohira Hiroshi, Watanabe Asako, Ohtani Susumu
Department of Forensic Dental Medicine, Kanagawa Dental College, Yokosuka, Japan.
Nihon Hoigaku Zasshi. 2002 Sep;56(2-3):254-7.
Fourteen unidentified human corpses were subjected to personal identification between 1999 and 2001. They included 5 drowning victims, three extensively burnt bodies, three skeletonized bodies, two highly putrefied bodies, and a body that had been run over by a train. Antemortem dental records were available in 12 cases, and all were positively identified. For 10 of these cases, antemortem panoramic X-ray photographs were obtained. For postmortem examination, panoramic X-ray photographs were taken using a portable dental panoramic radiography apparatus, LPX7007 (ASAHI ROENTGEN, Japan), during autopsy. Comparison of the ante- and postmortem panoramic X-ray photographs gave accurate and useful information not only about dental treatment but also the anatomical features surrounding the upper and lower jaws. This method is not time-consuming and also has the advantage of allowing dental treatment to be examined extraorally in cases where it is difficult to open the mouth of the corpse.
1999年至2001年间，对14具身份不明的人体尸体进行了身份鉴定。其中包括5名溺水受害者、3具严重烧伤的尸体、3具白骨化尸体、2具高度腐败的尸体以及1具被火车碾压过的尸体。12例案件有生前牙科记录，均得到了明确身份鉴定。其中10例案件获取了生前全景X线照片。尸检时，使用便携式牙科全景X线摄影设备LPX7007（日本旭光射线公司）拍摄全景X线照片用于尸体解剖后的检查。生前和死后全景X线照片的对比不仅提供了有关牙科治疗的准确且有用的信息，还提供了上下颌周围的解剖特征信息。该方法不耗时，并且在难以打开尸体口腔的情况下，具有能够在口外检查牙科治疗情况的优势。
