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Post-Mortem Pink Teeth

Published:1984-04 Issue:2 Volume:24 Page:130-134
ISSN:0025-8024
Container-title:Medicine, Science and the Law
language:en
Short-container-title:Med Sci Law

Author:

Clark D. H.¹,Law Marion²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Forensic Medicine, The London Hospital Medical College, London E1 2AD

2. Formerly, Department of Oral Microbiology, The London Hospital Medical College

Abstract

One hundred coroners' cases were examined for the presence of post-mortem pink teeth. Four cases were found. The pink teeth were subjected to biochemical analysis by means of thin layer chromatography and spectral analysis in an attempt to isolate the compound causing the discoloration. The compound isolated from powdered pink dentine was found to be protoporphyrin. The reason why this phenomenon occurs in some cases and not in others suffering identical forms of violent death remains unsolved at present.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Law,Health Policy,Issues, ethics and legal aspects

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/002580248402400214

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3. Postmortem Pink Teeth

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