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Forensic Odontologists

Experienced professionals who inspect shape, crown and root morphology, restorations, wear patterns and pathology to establish whether a fragment is likely human.

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Feb 6, 2026

What forensic methods are used to identify human teeth in food contamination cases?

or tooth fragment turns up in food, forensic teams draw on a suite of complementary methods — macroscopic and microscopic anatomy, radiographic comparison, , or dentin, and, occasionally, chemical/iso...