The aim of this study to evaluate the Software Adobe Photoshop efficacy in human bite marks in foodstuffs, analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of the technique compared with metric analysis.
Methods:
The sample was composed by fifty stone models of odontology students by free permission. It was used two kinds of foods: two apples and two chocolate bars. The foods were bitten for volunteers randomly choose without knows of the scientists.
Results:
The results showed that between fifty suspects it wasn't possible to indicate the main suspect, but exclude fourty-six.
Conclusions:
It was proved that the study of bite marks in foods can be used like more one investigation proof, faculting your incorporation in the probatory amount of criminal investigation, with the possibility of confer a significant incriminatory or excludent power. The analyzed Software can be used in the suspects selection but the author identification have to be confirmed with the metric analysis technique.