Bitemark Evidence (International Forensic Science and Investigation)

The first stand-alone textbook on the subject, this illuminating reference compiles the expertise and recommendations of a team of 21 eminent specialists from the disciplines of forensic odontology, DNA analysis, pathology, and jurisprudence. It is generously illustrated with more than 543 black and white photographs and 32 full-color pages that serve to illustrate the many facets of bitemark recognition, diagnosis, handling, excision, lifting, transillumination, storage, preservation, transportation, analysis, and comparison.

Thirty comprehensive chapters illustrate animal and human bitemarks on the living, the deceased, and on objects-incorporating sections on the history of bitemark evidence, salivary DNA, genotypic comparison of oral bacteria, legal and courtroom implications, and expert witness liability.

...I would like to complement the authors for the breadth and depth of material included. The editor deserves special recognition for his efforts in making this book happen.
-Journal of Forensic Sciences

This book is the first comprehensive text published on the topic of bitemarks and is a must for both the beginning odontologist and the experienced practitioner. It also provides information to others with an interest in bitemark evidence. I would like to complement the authors for the breadth and depth of material included. The editor deserves special recognition for his efforts in making this book happen.

-Dr Homer R. Campbell,
Past-President of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Past-President of the American Board of Forensic Odontology
Journal of Forensic Sciences, July 2005

Dr. Robert Dorion has compiled and edited an excellent reference on the subject of bitemarks in forensic science. ...The technical information included is very complete and instructionally most informative. ...This timely collection of edited articles, from over 20 respected contributors in the forensic field, is an excellent instructional and reference text for any health, judicial, or investigative discipline. The increasing necessity for a standard of excellence in the area of bitemark and pattern injury comparison is accomplished in this presentation. This is an academic, instructional, and reference text that should be of definite value to any serious practitioner in this field.
-W. Ross Barlow, Dental Consultant, Dept. of Forensic Pathology, Hamilton General Hospital, Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal

...Dr. Dorion has performed an invaluable service in presenting the most up-to-date techniques of bitemark analysis in an intelligent and easily referenced manner. He has wisely chosen his contributors whose aggregate knowledge and experience represent the very backbone of this field.