The method relies on a unique dental structure, past imaging, and existing dental records. It enables an initial determination within a short time, even under harsh conditions.
After the deceased hostage Ran Gvili's body was brought back to Israel on Monday, one of the fastest and most central tools in criminal identification came into focus: forensic dental identification. The method is among the most reliable when conditions at the scene do not allow for full visual or biometric identification.
In the case of Gvili, as in previous situations involving casualties and hostages, forensic dent