Facial reconstruction as a means of identification in legal dentistry: literature review

• Autor(a) principal: Gonzaga, Géssyca Luyse Procópio
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Fonseca , Ana Beatriz Macêdo, Silva, Rita de Cássia Pereira, Bezerra, Mariana dos Santos, Silva, Mayane Karyne Amâncio da, Santos, Islyane de Albuquerque, Santos, Lara Beatriz de Moraes, Torres, Livia Acioli Murta, Araújo, Andreza de Albuquerque, Vieira , Thaís da Silva, Barbosa , Kevan Guilherme Nóbrega
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/26696
• topic: Odontologia legal; Reconstrução facial; Antropologia forense.; Odontología forense; Reconstrucción facial; Antropología Forense.; Forensic dentistry; Facial reconstruction; Forensic anthropology.

Objective: to know the role of legal dentistry for human identification, through forensic facial reconstruction, as well as the different techniques used and the main dental resources used in this process. Methodology: A narrative review of the literature was carried out. The descriptors forensic dentistry, facial reconstruction and forensic anthropology were used. Literature review: The application of human identification methods is a necessity in the context of the work of Medico-Legal Institutes. The forensic work to determine the identity of a corpse is a challenge, especially when it is partially destroyed, as in the cases of dismembered, disfigured, skeletonized, charred bodies, victims of mass disaster, putrefied, among others. Final considerations: Forensic Dentistry has a significant role in the identification method, making it safe and of fundamental importance, since identification is a resource that needs to be introduced in the Forensic and Dental Expertise scenario, contributing to justice effectively for effective identification.