ABSTRACT
The defendant was arrested during a police raid on his home attempting to chew and ingest a block of hashish (Fig. 1). The suspect presented with no anterior teeth, and a positive impression was made of the imprinted hashish. The three-dimensional dental characteristics were compared to the suspect’s dentition for a positive identification. Although this case predates the use of DNA, it vividly demonstrates the application of three-dimensional objects in comparative analysis, despite the fact that few teeth are present. Conversely, the suspect’s dental casts can also be directly applied to the block of hashish for a positive match since the substrate retained its original shape.
