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ArticleForensic science, medicine, and pathology2025

The micro CT evaluation of crown and root pulp volume versus dentin thickness in teeth in postmortem interval (PMI).

Selcuk Cetin, Nihat Akbulut, Kaan Orhan, Burak Bilecenoglu, Mert Ocak, Emre Bayram, Ahmet Altan, Bulent Eren, Serkan Silsupur, Bedirhan Sezer Oner

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10 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Selcuk CetinFaculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat, Turkey. dr.scetin84@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3001-2745
Nihat AkbulutFaculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ondokuzmayis University, Tokat, Turkey.
Kaan OrhanFaculty of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Department, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Burak BilecenogluFaculty of Dentistry, Anatomy Department, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Mert OcakFaculty of Dentistry, Anatomy Department, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Emre BayramFaculty of Dentistry, Endodontics Department, Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat, Turkey.
Ahmet AltanFaculty of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
Bulent ErenFaculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Kırklareli University, Kırklareli, Turkey.
Serkan SilsupurFaculty of Dentistry, Endodontics Department, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
Bedirhan Sezer OnerFaculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Amasya University, Amasya, Turkey.
Ankara University · TRTokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi · TRAmasya Üniversitesi · TRDicle University · TRKırklareli University · TRNecmettin Erbakan University · TROndokuz Mayıs University · TR

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Abstract

Determining the postmortem interval (PMI) is one of the main study subjects of forensic sciences. The main purpose of this prospective in vitro study that was the Micro-CT evaluation of teeth crown and root pulp volume versus dentin thickness in terms of PMI determination. The study involved 60 female Wistar rats, with weights ranging from 270 to 320 g. These rats were grouped into six different post-mortem period categories. Following the animals' sacrifice, they were subjected to a natural putrefaction period, with a control group, in the grounds of a sheltered garden. Hemi-mandible samples were then extracted and placed in glass tubes for Micro-CT evaluations, following the progression of putrefaction processes. The pulp volume and dentin thickness were assessed using Micro-CT, and the gathered data underwent statistical analysis. Micro-CT was employed to analyze sixty right mandibular second molar teeth in the hemi-mandible. The crown pulp volume exhibited a reduction in group 6, with a value of 0.239 mm

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Dental PulpDentinMolarPostmortem ChangesTooth CrownTooth RootX-Ray MicrotomographyAnimalsFemaleModels, AnimalProspective StudiesRats, WistarDentin thicknessmicro CTPostmortem intervalPulp volume

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