Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Jun 2003
Different dental tissues as source of DNA for human identification in forensic cases.
To evaluate different dental tissues (pulp, dentin, and cement) as sources of DNA for forensic analysis. ⋯ Cementoblasts and odontoblasts located within the cement and dentin are surrounded by the mineral matrix of the dental structure and thus protected from any environmental degradation forces, which makes them suitable sources for the DNA analysis.