Teeth of Dead Bodies can Reveal Their Identity?

Researchers from the University of Granada have said that a person's dental patterns could be as reliable an identity proof for dead bodies as DNA.

Forensic police uses DNA testing to reveal the identity of dead bodies.

The researchers came to the conclusion after analysing the dental patterns of more than 3,000 people.

"There is sufficient dental diversity between people to enable a scientifically-based human identification method to be developed for forensic purposes," said Stella Martin de las Heras, lead author of the study.

Read more: Teeth of Dead Bodies can Reveal Their Identity? | MedIndia http://www.medindia.net/news/Teeth-of-Dead-Bodies-can-Reveal-Their-Identity-70795-1.htm#ixzz1jqBSPNhf

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