Abstract
A pink tooth is common phenomenon that can be noted by the forensic personnel during the postmortem and evaluations of their causes in forensic dentistry following death are important aspects. It was considered a cadaveric alteration expressed after violent deaths. More recently, studies explain that the phenomenon may manifest induced by the environment factors. Forensic experts and dentists must be aware of the occurrence of the pink tooth phenomenon. This article reviews the causes, pathogenesis and histological aspects of the pink teeth phenomenon in the forensics dentistry.
Highlights
Pink tooth in dentistry is commonly referred as a synonym for internal tooth resorption
Forensic experts and dentists must be aware of the occurrence of the pink tooth phenomenon
The first reported case of pink tooth in the literature was by Bell in which the cause of the death was drowning.[2].Later many cases were reported by forensic personnel regarding pink tooth and Christie case gained attention in which pink tooth was an important evidence in forensic field.[3]
Summary
It was considered a cadaveric alteration expressed after violent deaths. Forensic experts and dentists must be aware of the occurrence of the pink tooth phenomenon. This article reviews the causes, pathogenesis and histological aspects of the pink teeth phenomenon in the forensics dentistry.
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