North Wales Police are appealing for dentists' help to identify a body found in Clocaenog Forest in the south of the County of Conwy in November 2015.

The male was aged over 54, 5'8''–5'10½'' and was probably of a large build. He had sustained serious head trauma and the circumstances of his death are being treated as suspicious.

Due to the state of the remains it is apparent that he had been dead for a number of years. The date of death is thought to be after 2000.

The services of a forensic odonatologist were used to help identify the remains. The male's dentistry (see images), particularly crown work, is typical of dental procedures common in the UK between 1980 and 2000. Two of the crowns show evidence of high quality dental procedures.

Unusually one crown was plastic, badly worn and had remedial filling work.

All upper and lower molars had been lost/extracted ante mortem. X-rays of the lower left second pre-molar and upper right first pre-molar illustrate the quality of the dental work.

The full forensic report can be made available should any reader require it for more detailed comparison.

Please contact North Wales Police Major Incident Team:

DC2313 Don Kenyon, don.kenyon@nthwales.pnn.police.uk, 01745 588784

Or

DS977 Dewi Jones, dewi.jones3@nthwales.pnn.police.uk, 01407 724271.

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