<P>Advances in forensic odontology have led to improvements in dental identification for individual cases as well as in disaster victim identification (DVI). New and updated technologies mean advances in bitemark analysis and age estimation. Growth in the field has strengthened missing persons¿ networks leading to more and faster identifications of unidentified individuals. </P><br/><br/><P>A product of the <EM>American Society of Forensic Odontology</EM>, the <STRONG>Manual of Forensic Odontology,</STRONG><STRONG>Fifth Edition</STRONG> provides comprehensive and up-to-date information involving all facets of forensic dentistry and explores critical issues relating to the scientific principles supporting the field¿s evaluations and conclusions.</P><br/><br/><P></P><br/><br/><P>New information in the Fifth Edition includes</P><U><br/><br/><P></P><br/><br/><UL></U><br/><br/><P><br/><br/><LI>Scientific principles and the need for more and better research in the field</LI><br/><br/><LI>Ora