Forensic Dentistry

Regarded by leading investigators and pathologists as the definitive guide to forensic dentistry, this second edition includes the cutting-edge work of many additional contributors. Detailing the latest investigative techniques and the science behind them, this edition delves deeply into the field's historical and theoretical underpinnings. It also looks at the role forensic dentistry played in recent identification cases, including the aftermath of 9/11. Forensic dental radiography, age estimation, jurisprudence and legal issues, and practical aspects of civil and criminal case involvement are all subjects of chapters in this edition.

Author: David R. Senn
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 01/25/2010
Pages: 470
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.84lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781420078367

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 06/01/2010 pg. 79

About the Author

David R. Senn, D.D.S., attended the University of Texas in Austin and received his dental degree from the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston. He is director, Center for Education and Research in Forensics; director, Fellowship in Forensic Odontology; and director, Southwest Symposium on Forensic Dentistry. He is also a forensic odontology consultant and chief forensic odontologist for the Bexar County (Texas) Medical Examiner's Office.

Paul G. Stimson, D.D.S., M.S., is a graduate of Loyola University Dental School and has an M.S. degree in general pathology from the University of Chicago. He is an emeritus professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology at the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston. He is a registered emeritus diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and an active diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Odontology.