Bernitz H
Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology, University of Pretoria.
SADJ. 2005 Mar;60(2):62, 64-5.
Increased awareness by crime scene detectives has led to a rise in number of bite mark associated cases appearing before the South African courts. This has led to an increased number of dentists being subpoenaed to give forensic evidence. The purpose of this paper was to elucidate the presentation of evidence in pattern associated tooth mark analysis. Three aspects are discussed. They are the basic principle of pattern association, the effects of limited shrinkage and distortion on the pattern of the tooth marks, and finally how to overcome the difficulties that court personnel experience in visualising bite marks. The author has applied these basic concepts over the past six years. Judges and defence advocates have been able to understand the simple concepts and apply them to the more complex issues before them. The concepts described should be familiar to all dentists and forensic odontologists giving tooth mark evidence in the high court. They will assist in explaining all aspects of pattern association to the legal fraternity and aid in the presentation of the evidence. Their strength is in their simplicity.
犯罪现场侦探意识的提高，导致南非法庭上出现的与咬痕相关案件数量增加。这使得越来越多的牙医被传唤提供法医证据。本文旨在阐明在与模式相关的牙印分析中证据的呈现。讨论了三个方面。它们是模式关联的基本原则、有限的收缩和变形对牙印模式的影响，以及最后如何克服法庭人员在可视化咬痕方面遇到的困难。作者在过去六年中应用了这些基本概念。法官和辩护律师已经能够理解这些简单的概念，并将其应用于他们面前更复杂的问题。所有在高等法院提供牙印证据的牙医和法医牙科学者都应该熟悉所描述的概念。它们将有助于向法律界解释模式关联的各个方面，并有助于证据的呈现。它们的优势在于简单。
