Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 2

Estimation of the Time of Death by Evaluating Histological Changes in the Pulp

  • Author:
  • Madhuri Gawande1,, Minal Chaudhary2, Anita Das3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 80 to 82

1Professor, Dept of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra

2Professor & HOD, Dept of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra

3P.G. Student (IIndyear), Dept of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra

*Corresponding Address: Madhuri Gawande, Professor, Dept of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra. drmadhurigawande@rediffmail.com Phone No-08087109508

Online published on 11 October, 2012.

Abstract

Dental pulp is enclosed in hard tissue and hence it is well protected and preserved for long time. Preservation of dental pulp is seen long after damage to other tissues is evident. Thus it is an ideal tissue for analysis of post-mortem changes. In this study we have made an attempt to quantify the amount of degenerative changes in pulp at increasing time interval. We have analyzed the changes in staining characteristics and structural details, in Haematoxylin and Eosin stained pulp tissue harvested at varying time intervals.

Keywords

Pulp Analysis, Degenerative Changes, Staining Characteristics