dental records

noun

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

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Piest, who is believed to be Gacy’s final and youngest known victim, was identified through dental records. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025 The medical examiner used dental records to confirm that the remains belonged to MacKrell. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 Fremont County Coroner Randy Keller, who is leading the identification effort, has exhausted all means other than DNA to identify the bodies, including fingerprints and dental records, Thomason said. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2025 After the medical examiner determined that the remains were human, dental records helped identify the deceased as Jamey Eugene Holyoak. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025 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 20 Nov. 2025.

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