Bite mark analysis: A case report

Abstract

Bite mark analysis is the most difficult, frequently used technique in forensic dentistry. Bite marks can be found on both victim and assaulter. Many violent assaults consist of more than one bite, making them difficult to identify. Bite mark will appear as circular or oval or U shaped arches. Description of this bite pattern vary in each case, and there is a time dependent changes seen on the skin. Human bite mark tends to differ from person to person hence this made it as a valuable tool for identification in many violence cases. The number of concordant features in this case suggested that there was a high degree of probability that the bite marks on the right arm of the victim was caused by suspect. In the present case, the suspect was identified by the bite inflicted on him in defence by the victim.