amination
conducted that date, "the remains in the grave marked as Lee Harvey Oswald
are indeed Lee Harvey Oswald." This conclusion was based upon comparison
of the postmortem dental findings with existing antemortem dental charts and
radiographs. The left mastoidectomy defect also correlated with the antemortem
medical records.
Acknowledgment
Special
notes of appreciation to the Photography Unit of the University of Texas Health
Science Center at San Antonio for the security measures employed while developing
and print-
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Table 3 - Forensic dental examination
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Tooth |
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No.(a) |
Name |
Finding |
Source(b) |
Remarks |
Charting |
Radiographs |
Remarks |
Correlation |
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1 |
maxillary |
missing |
2,3,4 |
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partially |
partially |
tooth unerupted at |
consistent |
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right third |
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erupted |
erupted |
time of antemortem |
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molar |
not visible |
5 |
radiographs |
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exam and radio- |
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do
not show |
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graphs |
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maxillary bone |
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2 |
maxillary |
occlusal |
2 |
10/25/56 |
occlusal |
occlusal |
error in charting; |
probably |
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right second |
lingual |
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caries |
caries |
should have been |
consistent |
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molar |
metallic restoration |
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marked on tooth 3 |
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only; really new |
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normal |
5 |
3/27/58 |
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caries between |
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1958 and 1963 |
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3 |
maxillary |
occlusal lingual |
2, 5 |
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occlusal lingual |
large occlusal |
restorations show |
consistent |
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right first |
metallic restora- |
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amalgam resto- |
restoration |
similar radiographic |
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molar |
tion |
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ration |
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morphology |
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mesial and distal fossa occlusal |
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restorations completed after last |
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amalgam resto- |
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antemortem records |
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rations |
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4 |
maxillary |
normal |
5 |
3/27/58 |
distal caries |
distal caries |
new caries developed |
consistent |
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right second |
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between 1958 and |
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molar |
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1963 |
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5 |
maxillary |
occlusal metallic |
2, 5 |
… |
occlusal amalgam |
occlusal metallic |
restorations show |
identical |
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right first |
restoration |
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restoration |
restoration |
identical radio- |
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premolar |
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graphic morphol- |
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ogy |
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6 |
maxillary |
normal |
… |
… |
prominent facial |
… |
… |
… |
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right cuspid |
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tubercule |
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8 |
maxillary |
normal |
… |
… |
rotated distally |
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consistent |
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right central |
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incisor |
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mesial caries |
mesial caries |
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9 |
maxillary |
rotated |
2 |
10/25/56 |
rotated distally |
… |
… |
consistent |
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left central |
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incisor |
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10 |
maxillary |
distal amalgam |
2, 3 |
5/14/58 |
distal amalgam |
… |
… |
consistent |
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left lateral |
restoration |
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restoration |
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incisor |
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12 |
maxillary |
occlusal metallic |
2 |
10/25/56 |
occlusal amalgam |
occlusal metallic |
restorations show |
consistent |
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left first |
restoration |
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restoration |
restoration |
identical radiographic |
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premolar |
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morphology |
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distal |
3 |
no date |
no distal |
no distal |
error in charting; |
probably |
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restoration |
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restoration |
restoration |
should have been |
consistent |
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distal caries 13 |
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13 |
maxillary |
mesial |
3 |
no date |
no mesial |
no mesial |
error in charting; |
probably |
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left second |
restoration |
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restoration |
restoration |
should have been |
consistent |
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premolar |
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mesial caries 14 |
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distal caries |
5 |
3/27/58 |
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distal caries |
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consistent |
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14 |
maxillary |
occlusal lingual |
2, 5 |
… |
mesial occlusal |
mesial occlusal |
root canal therapy |
consistent |
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left first |
metallic restoration |
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amalgam resto- |
restoration with |
and restoration |
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molar |
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ration with |
broken mesial |
performed after |
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broken mesial |
lingual cusp and |
last antemortem |
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lingual cusp |
root canal ther- |
dental record date |
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apy |
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15 |
maxillary |
occlusal metallic |
2, 5 |
… |
mesial fossa |
mesial fossa |
restorations show |
identical |
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left second |
restoration |
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amalgam resto- |
metallic resto- |
identical radio- |
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molar |
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ration |
ration |
graphic morphology |
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16 |
maxillary |
missing |
2, 3, 4 |
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partially erupted |
partially erupted |
tooth unerupted at |
consistent |
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left third |
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time of antemortem |
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molar |
not visible |
5 |
radiographs do |
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exams and radio- |
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not show |
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graphs |
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maxillary bone |
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17 |
mandibular |
missing/im- |
2, 3, 4 |
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partially erupted |
partially erupted |
… |
consistent |
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left third |
pacted |
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molar |
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unerupted |
5 |
3/27/58 |
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18 |
mandibular |
occlusal metallic |
2 |
10/25/56 |
occlusal |
occlusal metallic |
… |
consistent |
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left second |
restoration |
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amalgam resto- |
restoration |
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molar |
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ration |
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facial amalgam |
2 |
11/1/56 |
facial amalgam |
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restoration |
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restoration |
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19 |
mandibular |
occlusal metallic |
2 |
10/25/56 |
mesial occlusal |
mesial occlusal |
restorations show |
consistent |
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left first |
restoration |
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distal amal- |
distal metallic |
similar radio- |
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molar |
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gam restoration |
restoration |
graphic mor- |
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phology |
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mesial occlusal |
2, 5 |
11/1/56 |
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distal amal- |
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3/28/58 |
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gam restoration |
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facial amalgam |
2 |
11/1/56 |
facial amalgam |
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restoration |
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restoration |
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20 |
mandibular |
distal occlusal |
2, 3 |
4/30/58 |
distal occlusal |
distal occlusal |
… |
consistent |
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left second |
amalgam |
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metallic |
metallic |
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premolar |
restoration |
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restoration |
restoration |
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distal caries |
5 |
3/28/58 |
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21-29 |
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normal |
… |
… |
normal |
… |
several mm lingual |
… |
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bone loss 24 |
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and 25 |
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30 |
mandibular |
missing |
2, 3, 4, 5 |
… |
missing |
missing |
… |
consistent |
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right first |
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molar |
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31 |
mandibular |
occlusal metallic |
2, 5 |
… |
occlusal amal- |
occlusal metallic |
… |
consistent |
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right second |
restoration |
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gam restoration |
restoration |
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molar |
with mesial |
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with mesial |
with mesial |
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drift |
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drift |
drift |
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32 |
mandibular |
missing/ |
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mesial |
present |
… |
consistent |
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right |
unerupted |
2, 3, 5 |
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drift |
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third molar |
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present |
4 |
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tooth partially |
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erupted at time of |
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charting |
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Other |
… |
bilateral |
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bilateral |
… |
… |
consistent |
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posterior |
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posterior |
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crossbite |
2 |
10/25/56 |
crossbite |
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exam and bite- |
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consistent |
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wing radio- |
3 |
3/27/58 |
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graphs |
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(a)
Universal
Number System.
(b)
From
list of Antemortem Dental Records (Table 4).
TABLE 4-Lee Harvey Oswald's antemortem dental records available on 4 Oct. 1981.
1. Report
of medical examination on Military Standard Form 88 (enlistment exam) completed
at Armed Forces Examination Station, Dallas, TX, on 24 Oct.1956 (dental exam
not performed).
2. Dental
Health Record on Military Standard Form 603. Initial exam completed at Marine
Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, CA, on 25 Oct.1956 with services rendered
through 14 May 1958.
3. Dental
examination and treatment record on NAVMED-1299 initially completed on 27 March
1958 with operations and treatments through 14 May 1958.
4. Report
on medical examination on Military Standard Form 88 (separation exam) completed
at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Santa Ana, CA on 3 Sept.1959.
5. Dental
interproximal (bitewing) radiographs made at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station El
Toro, Santa
Ana, CA on 27 March 1958.
ing the illustrations along with Felix Cordero, Jr. and Hamo Meguerditchian for their help with the examination.
[1]
Eddowes, M., The Oswald File, Clarkson
N. Potter, New York, 1977.
[2] Eddowes V. Curry, Tex. Civ. App. 599 SW2d 367.
Address
requests for reprints to
James
A. Cottone, DMD, MS
Department
of Dental Diagnostic Science
The
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School
7703
Floyd Curl Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78284