The study of protection of operators and surrounding workers at the time of using portable intraoral X-ray unit.

Many mass disasters, including the Great East Japan Earthquake and Kumamoto Earthquake, have occurred recently. There may be many victims in mass disasters, and it is necessary to identify individuals. In such situations, it is difficult to identify individuals based on the physical features of the entire body. On the other hand, as teeth are the hardest tissue in the human body and are more likely to remain and retain their original form in different environments, they are useful for identification.

Source: Legal Medicine - June 11, 2018 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Atsushi Iwawaki, Yusei Otaka, Ruri Asami, Tomonori Ozawa, Maki Izawa, Hideki Saka Source Type: research