Search Results - "Bernitz, Herman"

A systematic review of 3D scanners and computer assisted analyzes of bite marks: searching for improved analysis methods during the Covid-19 pandemic by Vilborn, Piret, Bernitz, Herman

“…The global Covid-19 pandemic has forced forensic dentists to improve infection control methods. This search investigated the practical utilization of different…”
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Validation of Roberts’ method using root canal width patterns as a mandibular maturity marker in determining the 18-year threshold by Davidson, Christy L., Nel, Chané, Bernitz, Herman, van Staden, Paul J., Uys, André

“…The South African Bill of Rights and the Children’s Act define a ‘child’ as a person under the age of 18 years. The age of 18 years is therefore significant…”
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The uniqueness of the human dentition revisited: a logical approach to the current impasse by Bernitz, Herman

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Reply to letter received from Prof Michael Bohnert regarding article on “Tongue protrusion as an indicator of vital burning” by Bernitz, Herman

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You can run, but you can’t hide - A bitemark analysis by Robinson, Liam, Bernitz, Herman

“…All names and places have been changed to protect innocent victims in this case report. A young woman was returning home after work when she was accosted by a…”
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The Effects of the Refugee Crisis on Age Estimation Analysis over the Past 10 Years: A 16-Country Survey by Sykes, Leanne, Bhayat, Ahmed, Bernitz, Herman

“…Dental age estimation (AE) tests are routinely done on living and deceased persons. There is anecdotal evidence suggesting an increase in age estimations due…”
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Are animals shrinking due to climate change? Temperature-mediated selection on body mass in mountain wagtails by Prokosch, Jorinde, Bernitz, Zephne, Bernitz, Herman, Erni, Birgit, Altwegg, Res

“…Climate change appears to affect body size of animals whose optimal size in part depends on temperature. However, attribution of observed body size changes to…”
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Insights into dental age estimation: introducing multiple regression data from a Black South African population on modified gustafson's criteria by Rudolphi, Fabian, Steffens, Laurin, Shay, Denys, Smit, Chané, Robinson, Liam, Bernitz, Herman, Schmeling, Andreas, Timme, Maximilian

“…Dental Age Estimation (DAE) is an effective instrument of the rule of law for verifying dubious age claims in living individuals. Once tooth development is…”
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The relevance of taurodontism in forensic dental age estimation by Timme, Maximilian, Smit, Chané, Robinson, Liam, Bernitz, Herman, Guo, Yu-Cheng, Schmeling, Andreas

“…•To the best of our knowledge, this manuscript is the first to summarize the significance of taurodontism for forensic dental age estimation.•In our view,…”
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The “hypopigmented” bitemark: a clinical and histologic appraisal by Robinson, Liam, Bunn, Belinda K., Blumenthal, Ryan, Bernitz, Herman

“…So-called “hypopigmented” bitemark patterns, commonly seen but not limited to dark skinned individuals, can be of value in forensic investigations. The process…”
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Studying eruption patterns of mandibular third molars for forensic age assessment: Introducing current reference data from a population of black South Africans by Timme, Maximilian, Viktorov, Jan, Steffens, Laurin, Streeter, Adam, Karch, André, Smit, Chané, Robinson, Liam, Bernitz, Herman, Schmeling, Andreas

“…Introduction Evaluation of the eruption of mandibular third molars in orthopantomograms (OPGs) is a method of forensic age assessment. The objective of our…”
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The case of three burials - A forensic case book by Robinson, Liam, Sykes, Leanne M, Bernitz, Herman

“…The details of this case have been omitted in order to maintain anonymity. An elderly male was reported missing from his home by his family. Initially, an…”
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Dental radiographic superimposition: An exciting addition to the forensic odontology armamentarium by Robinson, Liam, Smit, Chané, Bernitz, Herman

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The application of affine transformations in matching distorted forensic samples with a common origin by Bernitz, Herman, Stols, Gerrit

“…Abstract The practice of forensic odontology regularly requires the forensic dental expert to establish a degree of concordance between two objects, one or…”
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The challenges and effects of globalisation on forensic dentistry by Bernitz, Herman

“…This paper deals with the challenges faced by forensic dentists in a world in which globalisation has become a reality. People travelling across the globe on a…”
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Reconstruction of Deformed Bite Marks Using Affine Transformations by Stols, Gerrit, Bernitz, Herman

“…:  Bite marks inflicted on animate and inanimate objects will undergo a certain degree of deformation. This fact remains one of the biggest stumbling blocks…”
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Tongue position and its relation to the cause of death and sequential stages of body decomposition observed during 608 forensic post-mortems by Bernitz, Herman, van Staden, Paul Jacobus, Rossouw, Servaas Hofmeyr, Jordaan, Joyce

“…The purpose of this study was to document tongue position and its relation to the cause of death and sequential stages of body decomposition, as observed…”
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Age estimation based on Willems method versus new country-specific method in South African black children by Willems, Guy, Lee, Sang-Seob, Uys, Andre, Bernitz, Herman, Cadenas de Llano-Pérula, Maria, Fieuws, Steffen, Thevissen, Patrick

“…Aim The aims of our study were to develop new maturity scores for dental age estimation in South African black children according to the Willems method, which…”
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An analysis of dental intercanine distance for use in court cases involving bite marks by Reinprecht, Suzana, van Staden, Paul J., Jordaan, Joyce, Bernitz, Herman

“…High levels of crime in South Africa and the resulting court cases requiring bite mark evidence have necessitated continuous research into the prevalence and…”
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The application of affine transformations in matching distorted forensic samples with a common origin: Meeting of the International Organization of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology by BERNITZ, Herman, STOLS, Gerrit

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