dental records

noun

: the information about a person's teeth that a dentist has

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Investigators are attempting to identify the victim using dental records. Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024 Police knew something the girls didn’t: Days earlier, the coroner had used dental records to identify one of the skulls found off Ferrari Mill Road. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 Lindsay Kirkegaard from Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, Whitney — whose body was identified via dental records — had last been seen leaving a Burger King in Sumner, Washington, after an argument with her ex-boyfriend. Clare Fisher, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024 She’s got the medical and dental records to prove it, the source told TMZ. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dental records 

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“Dental records.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dental%20records. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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