Heat-induced alterations of dental tissues: Implications for the identification of fire victims
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Aims Micro-CT scanning technology has been increasingly used in various fields of forensic science, however rarely in forensic dentistry. Forensic dentists are regularly confronted with incidents involving high temperatures (e.g. airplane crashes, natural disasters, house fires) and therefore information gained from experimental research can provide useful information for estimating temperature based on tissue changes to then facilitate victim identification.
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