dental records

noun

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

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Police matched tattoos on the body to those on Lovas’s back and confirmed her identity through dental records, reported El Periódico and Hungarian outlet Blikk. Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026 The medical examiner's office confirmed Sanford's identity through dental records, according to police. Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 Harding said the office relies on the kind of scientific identification most people would expect: DNA, fingerprints, dental records, and even the shape of sinuses in the skull. Shannon Tyler march 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026 While taking another look at the case, authorities suspected the remains found in October 2000 could belong to Edmondson, but dental records garnered negative results, the sheriff's office said in its post this week. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026 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 18 Apr. 2026.

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