Postmortem examination of incinerated teeth with the scanning electron microscope.
Fragments recovered from the burned wreckage of a gasoline truck and thought to be parts of teeth were confirmed as such after they were examined with a scanning electron microscope. The appearance of the fragments was compared with previously published descriptions of teeth which had been incinerated under laboratory conditions and also examined by scanning electron microscopy.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001344:Autopsy; D005390:Fires; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D014070:Tooth / Q000648:ultrastructure*