How to Use dental records in a Sentence

dental records

noun
  • The dental records were a match, the sheriff’s office said.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Broncho was identified through dental records, deputies said.
    — Helena Wegner, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2024
  • Ellen's body was so decomposed police had to use dental records to identify her.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2024
  • The driver's remains, found in the truck wreckage, were identified through dental records.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • Rhonda Mann said her nephew was identified using dental records.
    — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
  • On April 29, the identity was confirmed through dental records.
    — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
  • 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
  • His body was found in a South Carolina swamp days after the killing and was identified through dental records.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Authorities used dental records to identify the skull as Paige's.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Mitchell was identified through dental records, according to the sheriff’s office.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • There was no skull, precluding any efforts at an identification through dental records.
    — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2023
  • According to the outlets, he was identified using dental records.
    — Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The identity was confirmed later with dental records and fingerprints.
    — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Authorities used dental records to confirm the remains belonged to Paige.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 18 July 2023
  • He was identified through dental records, according to a release from the sheriff’s department.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Authorities can use dental records or X-rays to identify victims, Baden said.
    — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Thanks to dental records, a positive ID for Schepers was made Thursday.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
  • His identity was confirmed using dental records, officials said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • Using dental records, deputies said the remains were identified as Kay Medin in 1988.
    — Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
  • Her dental records did not match with any those archived in a missing and unidentified persons database, the Sheriff’s Office said.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • For over a month, officials have struggled to identify the bodies — a process that requires matching fingerprints and dental records.
    — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The gang then burned the two of them inside a sedan, torching their bodies so thoroughly that Parrilla had to be identified through dental records.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • If dental records are available, Cowdin and Pettid have consulted them for accuracy.
    — Elisabeth Egan Chase Castor, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The fire was so intense that there was almost nothing left of the victims, requiring dental records for identification, state police said.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • That, along with dental records and other investigative methods, linked the remains to Risku, according to the bureau.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
  • That, along with dental records and other investigative methods, linked the remains to Risku, according to the bureau.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
  • Investigators were unable to identify Kim for decades, despite the use of fingerprints, dental records and a forensic sketch.
    — CBS News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The remains were eventually identified as Nakayla’s through dental records, her family said.
    — Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
  • Throughout the investigation, fingerprints and dental records from the victim were compared to other missing persons from around the country.
    — CBS News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The medical examiner used dental records to confirm that the remains belonged to MacKrell.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025

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