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Identification of a Tooth‐Like Foreign Body in Swine Sausage
Author(s) -
Dias Paulo Eduardo Miamoto,
Beaini Thiago Leite,
Melani Rodolfo Francisco Haltenhoff
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02225.x
Subject(s) - cementum , human tooth , magnification , enamel paint , foreign body , dentistry , anatomy , biology , medicine , dentin , optics , surgery , physics
A tooth‐like foreign body ( FB ) was found inside a sausage bread. Analysis aimed to investigate whether the FB was a tooth and its origin. The FB was measured, weighed, photographed, and radiographed. Macroscopic findings were suggestive of an anterior tooth. Histological slides of undecalcified cross‐sections of the FB and samples of human and swine teeth were prepared. Histological features of the FB (in light microscopy, 125× magnification) were discrepant from human tissues. Compared histological analysis displayed majority of features consistent with a hypsodont swine tooth, probably a canine. Cellularized cementum in crown region, adjacent to the enamel, and shape of the cementocytes were the main criteria excluding the possibility of human origin of the FB . Scanning electronic microscopy and energy‐dispersive spectroscopy were not performed because of fewer features to be analyzed and FB size. It was concluded that the FB may have been incorporated during meat grinding of the sausage.