Professional paper

Dental Status of Victims from Batajnica’s Mass Graves

Marija P. Djurić ; Laboratory for Anthropology, Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Petar P. Milenković ; Laboratory for Anthropology, Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Ksenija M. Djukić ; Laboratory for Anthropology, Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the post mortem dental evidence and dental health of the victims interred during 1999 in five grave pits at Batajnica near Belgrade. The investigated sample comprised 32 individuals with only maxillae preserved, 80 with mandible, and 260 individuals with both jaws. We have found high degree of enamel hypoplasia (25.89%), frequent signs of the severe forms of periodontal disease (18.55%), very high percent of antemortem tooth loss (31.48%), and evidence of edentate jaws in an early age of individuals. Amalgam was predominant material for tooth fillings; implants and non-metal ceramic crowns were not found, and three quaters of edentate individuals were found with full prostetic dentures. Despite the detailed postmortem dental analysis, antemortem dental charts were not collected. These individuals were identified by other forensic methods.

Keywords

forensic science; forensic anthropology; mass-graves; dental health; tooth restorations

Hrčak ID:

51539

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/51539

Publication date:

1.12.2009.

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