tooth mark
Chomped-in indent
A tooth mark is an indentation or impression left by teeth on a surface.
The term usually describes marks on food, skin, or soft materials where someone or something has bitten: The apple showed tooth marks where she'd taken a bite.
Forensic investigators sometimes use tooth marks to identify individuals.
Loud, vigorous mouthwork
- gnawBite repeatedly at
- nibbleSmall, tentative bite
- punctureHole from penetration
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
incisors · canines · jaw · clamp · grip · predator · prey · carnivore
Mark from applied pressure
- indentationInward cut or setback
- impressionEffect on the mind
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- nickShallow surface cut
notch · scratch · score · gouge · puncture · dent · indent · furrow
Hard glossy coating
- incisorCutting tooth in front
- molarRear crushing tooth
- canineOf or like dogs
- premolarTooth between canine and molar
dentition · alignment · spacing · wear pattern · occlusion
Facts supporting truth
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- impressionEffect on the mind
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
dental record · suspect · victim · matching · odontology · criminal investigation · autopsy · documentation
chomp
Loud, vigorous mouthwork
fangs · incisors · canines · jaw · clamp · grip · predator · prey · carnivore · wound
imprint
Mark from applied pressure
- indentationInward cut or setback
- impressionEffect on the mind
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
nick · notch · scratch · score · gouge · puncture · dent · indent · furrow · dimple
enamel
Hard glossy coating
premolar · dentition · alignment · spacing · wear pattern · occlusion
evidence
Facts supporting truth
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- impressionEffect on the mind
cast · dental record · suspect · victim · matching · odontology · criminal investigation · autopsy · documentation
- trace fossilstrace fossils, trackway, trackways, burrows, burrow
- dinosaur fossilsdinosaur bones, dinosaur footprints, coprolite, mounted skeleton, coprolites
- fossilsdinosaur bones, ammonite, amber, ammonites, fossils
- hollowscavity, crater, hollow, dent, hole