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Dental identification in mass disasters

In this paper authors report on their experiences in the personal identification of war victims from 7 mass graves in the districts of Petrinja, Pakrac and Saborsko.The bodies of 73 killed civilians were exhumed: 57 males (78.08%) and 16 females (21.91%). A total of 53 victim (72.60%) were positively identified while 20 bodies (27.31%) remained unidentified. Personal identification based on dental identification alone was achived in 15.6% of the cases.

teeth; identification; forensic dentistry; mass disaster

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