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BY GEORG MANN
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Ihe accused burglar smiled confi
dently in the Kansas City court. The evi
dence linking him with the raid on the
grocery store was trivial three bite marks
in a piece of cheese!
Then the dental expert began testifying,
pointing out in detail the resemblance be
tween the teeth of the accused and the
marks left in the cheese.
There were similar deviations in the
bite the way the teeth in the upper and
lower jaw met. There was a similar defect
in one of the sharp-pointed canine teeth
at the front corner of the mouth. And the
marks left in the cheese showed that the
thief had two upper front teeth pulled and
replaced, but the replacements were dam
aged and never repaired. The accused
man's teeth matched exactly.
The dental expert said the chances of
any other individual leaving identical bite
marks in the cheese were 60 million to
one! The prisoner's smile vanished as the
jury brought in a quick verdict of guilty.
This case recently was cited by Dr. Al
bert Dahlberg of the University of Chicago
Dental Clinic as proof that teeth provide a
conclusive means of identifying individ
uals. In fact, Dr. Dahlberg believes that
identification through the teeth is second
only to fingerprints.
You may have noticed that when your
dentist fills your teeth, he marks the fill
ings on a chart. Such records have proved
to be invaluable, pinpointing every filling
and missing tooth in the mouths of thou
sands of patients.
The pattern of your teeth is unique. One
telltale feature is the angle at which each
tooth is turned in the gums. The angles
may be slight, but they are measurable.
Equally identifiable is the shape of the
individual teeth.
Some of these tooth patterns result from
heredity. If you have a small jaw with
large teeth, or vice versa, chances are you
can blame your ancestors. Crowded teeth
are often inherited, too; so are conditions
in which the tooth enamel is greatly over
grown. Some families tend to inherit
dental patterns in which certain teeth may
be entirely missing, typically the third
molars, or those on either side of the
upper front teeth.
Your life experience also marks your
teeth, giving clues to the dental detectives.
Certain diseases or other environmental
conditions can prevent your teeth from
developing normally. Many childhood dis
eases, striking while the teeth are grow
ing, can result in easily detected changes
Even your job may be reflected in your
teeth. Carpenters, for example, tend to
bite nails, which leave permanent marks
in their teeth.
Chronic pipe smokers show special pat
terns of tooth wear. Scientists, checking
skulls of men dead for a thousand years,
have not only been able to establish that
these people used toothpicks, but even
determined whether they were right- or
left-handed, judging by the telltale marks
on their teeth!
Close observation has solved some den
tal mysteries. A few years back, Dr.
Walter Cogswell of Colorado Springs,
Colo., suddenly discovered why the front
teeth of many of his younger women pa
tients were notched: they were using
their front teeth to open bobby pins. The
pins, being saw-toothed, produced grooves
in the teeth!
There's another identification suggested
a few years ago by Dr. Gosta Gustafson of
Sweden. He pointed out that tooth enamel
grows in regular bands, just like tree
rings. These bands differ with individuals,
and so provide sound basis for determin
ing a person's age.
Your teeth contain many clues to who
you are, so if you want to commit a per
fect crime, keep your mouth shut. Your
teeth can betray you as readily and as
surely as your fingertips!
Family Weekly. July 14, 1S57 9
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