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ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2021

The development of a tool to predict temperature-exposure of incinerated teeth using colourimetric and hydroxyapatite crystal size data.

Rabiah A Rahmat, Melissa A Humphries, Jeremy J Austin, Adrian M T Linacre, Peter Self

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Rabiah A RahmatDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia. rabiah.rahmat@um.edu.my.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4419-683X
Melissa A HumphriesSchool of Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5006, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0473-7611
Jeremy J AustinAustralian Centre for Ancient DNA, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5006, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4244-2942
Adrian M T LinacreCollege of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, 5042, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5890-5548
Peter SelfCSIRO, Land and Water, Locked Bag 2, Glen Osmond, South Australia, 5064, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1463-0375
The University of Adelaide · AUCSIRO Land and Water · AUFlinders University · AUUniversity of Malaya · MY

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Abstract

This study presents a novel tool to predict temperature-exposure of incinerated pig teeth as a proxy for understanding impacts of fire on human teeth. Previous studies on the estimation of temperature-exposure of skeletal elements have been limited to that of heat-exposed bone. This predictive tool was developed using a multinomial regression model of colourimetric and hydroxyapatite crystal size variables using data obtained from unheated pig teeth and teeth incinerated at 300 °C, 600 °C, 800 °C and 1000 °C. An additional variable based on the observed appearance of the tooth was included in the tool. This enables the tooth to be classified as definitely burnt (600 °C-1000 °C) or uncertain (27 °C/300 °C). As a result, the model predicting the temperature-exposure of the incinerated teeth had an accuracy of 95%. This tool is a holistic, robust and reliable approach to estimate temperature of heat-exposed pig teeth, with high accuracy, and may act as a valuable proxy to estimate heat exposure for human teeth in forensic casework.

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Hot TemperatureAnimalsBurnsColorimetryCrystallizationDurapatiteFiresModels, AnimalModels, StatisticalSus scrofaToothTooth DiscolorationDurapatiteColourimetryHeat-induced changeMultinomial regression modelTeethTemperature estimationX-ray diffraction

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