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FIGUEIRA JUNIOR, Enio  e  MOURA, Luiz Claudio Luna de. The importance of the dental arches in human identification. Rev. Bras. Odontol. [online]. 2014, vol.71, n.1, pp. 22-27. ISSN 1984-3747.

The work aims to analyze and discuss the importance of the dentistry in human identification through dental arches. In addition to the preventive aspect and the bandage, the legal aspect seeks to standardize the practice of the profession in their various angles, the diagnosis of damage to your compensation or, more specifically, the identification of individuals. The forensic aspect unfolds in several species of possible examinations based on the oral cavity, since the direct examination of a dental arch to the DNA of the samples taken in this natural cavity, even the bite marks, occurred in areas of the body surface, bring details of the bows that provoked, contributing in the identification process.

Palavras-chave : Dental arches; Forensic importance; Legal Dentistry..