Histological Studies of Skin Carrying Bite Marks

✍ Scribed by P.F. Millington

• Book ID: 104119087
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 1974
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 148 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0015-7368
• DOI: 10.1016/s0015-7368(74)70909-4

✦ Synopsis

Histological examination has been carried out on biopsy material taken from sites of bite marks in both experimental studies and forensic cases. SuperJicial evidence from macro-phot~graphy of the skin surface showed dramatic changes in the quality of the marks with time. Serial sectioning of specimens revealed that a correlation between collagen staining and the site of the teeth marks was possible. Return to normal staining by dermal collagen was evident even after 4 or 5 days although complete recovery may not occur for 2 or 3 weeks. In non-living tissue the load-induced changes in collagen staining appear to be permanent.