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  • Title: Not all bite marks are associated with abuse, sexual activities, or homicides: a case study of a self-inflicted bite mark.
    Author: Warnick AJ, Biedrzycki L, Russanow G.
    Journal: J Forensic Sci; 1987 May; 32(3):788-92. PubMed ID: 3598525.
    Abstract:
    A case of self-inflicted bite mark during an episode of myocardial ischemia is presented. Using current bite mark identification techniques, the bite mark was shown to be self-inflicted. Self-biting may be an emotional response to pain or a type of counterirritation to alleviate pain. The recognition and documentation of this unusual case of a self-inflicted bite mark was due to the cooperation of the forensic pathologist and forensic odontologist.
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