Abstract
IntroductionThis paper presents digital educational material in forensic odontology, including dental identification after multiple fatalities and dental age estimation from different age groups.Material and methodElectronic patient records consisting of intraoral scans of the dentition, digital radiographs, photographs and written dental records were collected. Exercises in age estimations contained digital radiographs and photographs of ground tooth sections, with digital measuring tools and tables according to age groups. The teaching material was organised as a module in an electronic Learning Management System with external links to all relevant teaching material.ResultsFor the identification exercises, intraoral scans and the latest digital radiographs simulated the postmortem examination of the deceased. For comparison, all other radiographs, photographs and dental records were available as antemortem material. The exercise was to match postmortem findings with the antemortem records using the Interpol standard and reconciliation. Age assessment of children used designated tables to grade tooth development on digital radiographs. For adults, non-destructive methods, digital radiographs, photographs and measuring tools were used.DiscussionThe teaching concept was hybrid, but it can easily be adapted as a fully digital exercise. The instructions and written material can be translated into different languages. The level of difficulty in the exercises can be adjusted according to the participant’s level of knowledge.ConclusionThe educational material embraces the new possibilities for digitalisation and intraoral scanning. This might be a valuable tool for motivating and engaging the students in their participation and understanding of the subject.
Highlights
This paper presents digital educational material in forensic odontology, including dental identification after multiple fatalities and dental age estimation from different age groups
The purpose of this paper is to present digital educational material for practical exercises in Forensic odontology (FO)
The patient records consisted of available radiographs, photographs and written dental records from the past 5 years
Summary
This paper presents digital educational material in forensic odontology, including dental identification after multiple fatalities and dental age estimation from different age groups. Material and method Electronic patient records consisting of intraoral scans of the dentition, digital radiographs, photographs and written dental records were collected. Exercises in age estimations contained digital radiographs and photographs of ground tooth sections, with digital measuring tools and tables according to age groups. Results For the identification exercises, intraoral scans and the latest digital radiographs simulated the postmortem examination of the deceased. All other radiographs, photographs and dental records were available as antemortem material. Conclusion The educational material embraces the new possibilities for digitalisation and intraoral scanning This might be a valuable tool for motivating and engaging the students in their participation and understanding of the subject. When all tasks were completed and registered, the exercises were reviewed in a plenary session to ensure the students’ highest cognitive skills in educational taxonomy [26]
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