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Browsing Research Articles (Forensic Medicine) by UP Author "Bernitz, Herman"
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Robinson, Liam; Makhoba, Aubrey Musa; Bernitz, Herman
(South African Dental Association, 2020-04)
The body of a decomposed female was found immersed
in a water purification plant in a small town. The South
African Police Service (SAPS) believed that the body
could be that of a person they had been searching for
since ...
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Bernitz, Herman; Saayman, Gert
(South African Dental Association, 2017-03)
Dental identification of decomposed, burned and mutilated remains usually involves comparing the ante-mortem with the post-mortem dental records of the suspected victim. This procedure is dependent on the availability of ...
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Robinson, Liam; Bunn, Belinda Kathleen; Blumenthal, Ryan; Bernitz, Herman
(Springer, 2023-01)
So-called “hypopigmented” bitemark patterns, commonly seen but not limited to dark skinned individuals, can be of value in forensic investigations. The process of aging bitemarks observed on skin is controversial and without ...
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Bernitz, Herman; Verster, Janette
(South African Dental Association, 2017-04)
Lodox®Statscan™ is a relatively recent addition to the
field of post- mortem radiology and imaging in forensic
dentistry and forensic medicine. A number of cases were
encountered where victims who could not undergo ...
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Bernitz, Herman; Van Staden, Paul Jacobus; Rossouw, Servaas Hofmeyr; Jordaan, J.C. (Joyce)
(Springer, 2019-07)
The purpose of this study was to document tongue position and its relation to the cause of death and sequential stages of body decomposition, as observed during the routine forensic pathological examination of bodies. The ...