Identification of Forensic Odontology in Investigation Case of Human Skeletal Findings: Case Report
The objective of forensic identification is to assist investigators in identifying an individual's identity, Through the identification process in forensic odontology, we can obtain information related to a person's identity such as race, gender, age and oral habits. This case report discusses the identification of skeletal found by residents in a garbage dump. This discovery was reported to the police in charge for further investigation. These skeletals were identified by a joint team, consist of forensic pathologist and forensic odontologist. In this case, we conclude the skeletals was human skeletals, mongoloid male with estimation of age between 30-50 years old.
Authors
- Nurtami Soedarsono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0402-7468)
- Elza Ibrahim Auerkari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5680-7925)
- Farah Primadani Kaurow
Institutions
- University of Indonesia (ID)
- Universitas Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya (ID)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal La Medihealtico
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.37899/journallamedihealtico.v6i4.2379
- Primary Topic
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00