1Division of Forensic Odontology, Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Indonesia, Jakarta-Indonesia
2Forensic Medicine, Installation of Bhayangkara TK-I Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
3Division of Forensic Odontology, Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Indonesia, Jakarta-Indonesia
4Division of Forensic Odontology, Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Indonesia, Jakarta-Indonesia
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Elza Ibrahim Auerkari, Division of Forensic Odontology, Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Indonesia, Jakarta-Indonesia, E-mail: eauerkari@yahoo.com Contact:+
Online published on 27 May, 2025.
Decomposition is a stage that will occur after death. The process of body decay will give a distinctive picture at each stage. One of the phenomena that appears during decay in the oral cavity is the appearance of the pink teeth phenomenon (PTP). PTP is a discoloration of the teeth that is seen due to the penetration of coloring pigments into the dentinal tubules.
To show the appearance of PTP in a victim found in a case that was not drowned but found in humid conditions.
On 2nd October, 2024, a body was found at 10.20 am in the bathroom of the house and 17th November 2024, a body was found at 3.15 pm inside his house. Both were taken to the forensic facility to get examined and were found decomposed and surrounded by maggots and peeling skin. Both victims were found in a humid environment and there was a pink tooth phenomenon.
PTP is a phenomenon that will be found in the process of decay. This condition cannot be used to determine the cause of death but can be used to predict the environmental conditions when the corpse was found.
Pink Teeth Phenomenon, Decomposition, Moisture, Forensic
