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MARKS
GUIDED BY:- SUBMITED BY:-
DR. ABHISHEK DIXIT DAVE
SINGHVI
DR. SANYA BHATIA
DR. GURDEEP
SINGH
CONTENTS :-
• INTRODUCTION
• CLASSIFICATION OF BITE MARKS
• BITE MARKS APPEARANCE
• BITE MARKS INVESTIGATION
• BITE MARKS ANALYSIS AND
COMPARISON
• CONCLUSION IN BITE MARK ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION
• Bite marks have been
defined by MacDonald as ‘a
Mark caused by the teeth
either alone or in
combination with other
mouth parts. Bite marks may
be caused by humans or
animals. They may be on
tissue, food items or on
objects.
• Biting is considered as to be a primitive
type of assault and results when teeth
are employed and results when teeth
are employed as weapon in act of
dominance or desperation. As a results,
bite marks are usually associated with
sex crimes violent fights, and child
abuse &theft.
CLASS FEATURES
• Incisor-rectangular
• Canines-triangular
• Premolars-molars = spherical/point
shaped
Individual features
• Fractures/rotations/spacing
SITE OF BITE
MARKS
: pretty and sweet
Females - sexual
assault, breast & legs
Males – fights, arms &
shoulders
BITE MARK
INVESTIGATION
• PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS - Drinnan and Melton
as well as sweet, have emphasized that any
attempt at bite mark investigation should begin
with the following questions :
5.Can these
characteristics be Following a fight in a
public house, this man
compared to the teeth of had part of his ear bitten
the suspect? off.
Bite mark evidence collection
from the victim
According to
• Case
ABFOdemographics : Vital information
pertaining to the case should first be noted.
For example, name, age, sex, date of
examination, name of examiner.
• Visual Examination:-
1. Orientation and location of the mark
2. Type of injury
3. Color, size and shape
4. Contour texture, and elasticity of the bite
site.
PHOTOGRAPHY:-
Photographs provide a permanent record of bite
marks. therefore no time should be lost in
obtaining pictures. Since the injury changes
appearance rapidly due to healing. It is desirable
to have photographs from two views: