Computerized delineation of the teeth and comparison with a smiling photograph: identification of a body skeletonized by cadaverous ichthyofauna action

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Valente Aguiar, MS (Author) Other; Castro Espicalsky, TL (Author) Other; Teresa Magalhães (Author) FMUP; Ricardo Jorge Dinis Oliveira (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Vol. 17

Pages: 517-521

ISSN: 1547-769X

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Authenticus ID: P-00V-1YM

DOI: 10.1007/s12024-021-00384-y

Abstract (EN): Amazonian's forensic experts usually experience considerable difficulties in the identification of drowned bodies rescued from the rivers of the Amazon basin, since they are frequently found skeletonized by the action of the cadaverous ichthyofauna. In these circumstances, especially when the soft tissues are completely absent, bones and teeth may represent the unique source of information for the identification of the body. This work reports a case of positive identification of a body skeletonized by scavenger ichthyofauna. The identification was performed by comparing computerized delineation of the dental characteristics of the cadaver with those observed in a smiling photograph of the victim. This report also highlights the ferocity of Cetopsis candiru (candiru cobra), Cetopsis coecutiens (candiru-acu) and Calophysus macropterus (piracatinga).

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5