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COUTINHO, Carine Gomes Valois et al. The role of the forensic dentist in criminal reports. RFO UPF [online]. 2013, vol.18, n.2, pp. 217-223. ISSN 1413-4012.

Objective: the present work was conducted with the purpose of discussing the performance of the forensic dentist in the criminal scope, with the intention of exposing the academic community to relevant information about this subject. Literature review: the performance of the specialist in forensic dentistry is restricted to analysis, report, and evaluation of events related to the dentist's area of competence, and sections 63 and 64 of Resolution CFO - 63/2005 regulate it. The forensic dentist may perform in the criminal scope, live identification, as well as on the body, and in anthropological reports. The oral cavity has great identification potential and the forensic dentist performance is very important since examining the body through the mouth and dental arches might be essential for the criminal report, hence dental analysis is widely used. Final considerations: the dentist must be careful in keeping medical records, radiographs, and dental casts of patients by writing down all relevant information, for they may be useful in the future for positive identification of victims.

Palavras-chave : Forensic dentist.; Criminal report.; Dental arches..