RESUMENAnte la solicitud presentada por los parientes de víctimas no identificadas de la Masacre de la Cárcel de Sabaneta, Maracaibo, Venezuela, un tribunal ordenó la exhumación de cuatro cadáveres, quince días después de haber sido sepultados. Se observó una buena conservación de los restos con apreciable mantenimiento de las estructuras y contornos faciales. Se evidenció que el método de acceso a la cavidad oral empleado en la autopsia bucal pre-inhumación facilitó el abordaje para la autopsia post-exhumación, sin provocar mayor destrucción de los tejidos blandos y permitiendo la correcta manipulación tanto de las estructuras orales como de los dispositivos protésicos aportados como evidencias. En todos los casos se verificó la coincidencia de los datos obtenidos durante la autopsia pre-sepultura. Se concluye que cuando el proceso de inhumación se lleva a cabo siguiendo una adecuada planificación, se facilita una futura recuperación del cadáver cuando esta es requerida para completar el procedimiento de identificación.Palabras clave: autopsia bucal, cadáver, exhumación, identificación, Odontología Forense.
ABSTRACTIn view of the petition presented by the relatives of the unidentified victims of the Sabaneta Jail Massacre, Maracaibo, Venezuela, a court ordered the exhumation of four corpses, fifteen days after they were buried. The remains were well preserved, the structure and facial outline were well conserved. It was evidenced that the method of access to the oral cavity employed in the pre-inhumation buccal autopsy facilitated the approach to the post-inhumation autopsy, without causing major destruction of the soft tissues and allowing for the correct manipulation of the oral structures as well as of the prosthetic appliances presented as evidence. In all cases, the coincidence of the data obtained during the pre-burial autopsy was verified. It was concluded that adequate planning of the inhumation process facilitates future recuperation of the bodies when this is required to complete the identification procedure.
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