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evidenceevidencephotographSteven AveryTeresa Halbach's antemortem dental x-rays and Simley's postmortem x-rays used to compare Tooth No. 31Simley compared images of Tooth No. 31 from Halbach’s dental records with postmortem x-rays of rejoined root fragments. He described similarities in root shape, spacing, and pulp structures, while declining to call the comparison a positive identification because crowns and fillings were unavailable for comparison.
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Teresa Halbach's antemortem dental x-rays and Simley's postmortem x-rays used to compare Tooth No. 31

Simley compared images of Tooth No. 31 from Halbach’s dental records with postmortem x-rays of rejoined root fragments. He described similarities in root shape, spacing, and pulp structures, while declining to call the comparison a positive identification because crowns and fillings were unavailable for comparison.

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Simley used the antemortem and postmortem x-rays to support a dental association with Halbach’s records, but he did not claim an identification to the exclusion of all others.

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