Method, systems and kit for forensic identification, post mortem interval estimation and cause of death determination by recovery of dental tissue in physiological conditions
US10648893B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2223/612
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is related to a method for obtaining dental pulp and root cement in the forensic dentistry field, wherein the method comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining a tooth; (b) taking a digital radiography to the tooth; (c) external rehydrating of the tooth; (d) perforating the rehydrated tooth; (e) internal rehydrating of dentin pulp complex (f) obtaining rehydrated root cement; (g) obtaining rehydrated dental pulp content with a low speed rotation tool; and (h) storing, preservation, processing and/or analyses of the rehydrated dental pulp content and rehydrated root cement, and the use of this method and kits thereof for forensic identification, estimation of post mortem interval (early and late) and determination of possible causes of death.
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