Teeth Survive Fire: Forensic Odontology Identifies Burn Victims

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]Did you know teeth and dental work are among the most fire resistant parts of the human body? When a body burns, soft tissue and even bone can be reduced to fragments, but enamel and dental restorations often survive nearly intact. Forensic odontologists use the surviving dental anatomy [music] and any prior dental work to identify victims when no other comparison material remains.

[00:00:24]Charred remains have been positively identified from a single tooth or even one filling.

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