Original scientific paper

Dental Identification of Victims of the War in Croatia

Hrvoje Brkić ; Zavod za dentalnu antropologiju Stomatološkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Gundulićeva 5, 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska
Davor Strinović ; Zavod za sudsku medicinu i kriminalistiku Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Josip Čadež ; Zavod za sudsku medicinu i kriminalistiku Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Stjepan Gusić ; Zavod za sudsku medicinu i kriminalistiku Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Mario Šlaus ; Hrvatska Akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, Odsjek za antropologiju

Abstract

Is this paper the authors report on their experience in the personal
identification of war victims from three mass graves in the district of
Pakrac and Saborsko. The bodies o f 27 killed civilians were ecovered:19 males and 8 females. Personal identification o f the victims was performed at the Department o f Forensic Medicine and Criminology, School o f Medicine in Zagreb. A forensic odonto-stomatologist from the School o f Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, participated in the identification process by carrying out dental identifications. A total o f 26 victims (96%) were positively identifies, while one body (4%) is at present still unidentified. Identification by collaborating evidence (sex, age, height, personal documents, dress, jewelry) was achieved in 73% o f the cases. Personal identification based on dental identification was achieved in 23% on the cases. The most useful dental characteristics for the purpose o f identification were fixed and removable prosthetic appliances for oral rehabilitation.

Keywords

tooth; identification; forensic dentistry; mass graves; prosthetic appliance; war

Hrčak ID:

98633

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/98633

Publication date:

15.9.1996.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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