ABSTRACT
Non-viewable (NV) Class I A instances would not allow viewing of the deceased by the next of kin. Mutilation of the facial features by gunshot without damage to the oral structures or blunt force trauma to the head by physical battery or automobile accident without destruction of the dentition, would be in the same Class I A category because the skin is fresh and the dentition is intact. Surgical intervention by the forensic odontologist in these cases is warranted for disclosure of the dentition and full examination.
