The modern view of the problem of the identification of the dominant hand

Avkhodiev G.I.; Pisarevskiy Yu.L.; Pisarevskiy I.Yu.; Turanov O.A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/sudmed201760625-29

Avkhodiev G.I.

Kafedra sudebnoĭ meditsiny, pravovedeniia i bioétiki Chitinskoĭ gosudarstvennoĭ meditsinskoĭ akademii Minzdravsotsrazvitiia Rossii

Pisarevskiy Yu.L.

Chita State Medical Academy Ministry of Health of RF, Chita, Russia

Pisarevskiy I.Yu.

Chita State Medical Academy Ministry of Health of RF, Chita, Russia

Turanov O.A.

Laboratory of Forensic Medical Expertise, the branch №4 of the Main State Centre of Forensic Medical and Criminalistics Expertises, Ministry of Defense of the Russia, Chita, 672027

The modern view of the problem of the identification of the dominant hand

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Avkhodiev G.I., Pisarevskiy Yu.L., Pisarevskiy I.Yu., Turanov O.A.

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Journal: Forensic Medical Expertise. 2017;60(6): 25‑29

DOI: 10.17116/sudmed201760625-29

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Avkhodiev GI, Pisarevskiy YuL, Pisarevskiy IYu, Turanov OA. The modern view of the problem of the identification of the dominant hand. Forensic Medical Expertise. 2017;60(6):25‑29. (In Russ.)
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There are currently the increasing requirements for the development of new scientifically substantiated approaches to and methods of forensic medical expertise for the purpose of personality identification. The necessity of such work arises from the constantly growing number of the unidentified persons and the current living conditions characterized by the heightened dangers posed by the risk of terrorism, local military conflicts, railway and flight accidents. This article contains the analytical review giving evidence that the identification of the dominant hand based on the characteristics of the hard dental tissues provides a promising additional tool for personality identification for the purpose of forensic medical expertise.

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personality identification

dominant hand

forensic dentistry

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Avkhodiev G.I.

Kafedra sudebnoĭ meditsiny, pravovedeniia i bioétiki Chitinskoĭ gosudarstvennoĭ meditsinskoĭ akademii Minzdravsotsrazvitiia Rossii

Pisarevskiy Yu.L.

Chita State Medical Academy Ministry of Health of RF, Chita, Russia

Pisarevskiy I.Yu.

Chita State Medical Academy Ministry of Health of RF, Chita, Russia

Turanov O.A.

Laboratory of Forensic Medical Expertise, the branch №4 of the Main State Centre of Forensic Medical and Criminalistics Expertises, Ministry of Defense of the Russia, Chita, 672027

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