ABSTRACT
A bitemark can be generally defined as a pattern made by teeth in a substrate. Since the teeth can be of human or animal origin and the substrate can be skin, food, or a firm but compressible substance, more specific definitions are needed. Most bitemarks of forensic interest involve the contact between human teeth and skin. The American Board of Forensic Odontology defines the human cutaneous bitemark as follows: “An injury in skin caused by contacting teeth (with or without the lips or tongue) which shows the representational pattern of the oral structures” [1].
