Poster 448, Lingua: IngleseKirsch, Hans-PeterA contribution of the German Academy of Forensic OdontostomatologyThe identification of skeletons by dental means is based on the maceration of the jaws, photography, X-rays, X-ray examination and comparison with AM documents. The case of two German soldiers, killed in World War II and found after more than 60 years, shows the importance of recording odontological details of the armed forces servicemen. Age estimation by different methods, e.g. by the methods of KVAAL and BANG/RAMM, not always lead to accurate results.
Parole chiave: forensic odontology, age estimation, documentation, identification
