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An alternate method for extracting DNA from environmentally challenged teeth for improved DNA analysis.
Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2016
Hughes-Stamm Sheree, Warnke Frauke, van Daal Angela
Abstract excerpt
A grinding-free method to extract DNA from teeth via a direct minimal-invasive retrograde approach to the pulp cavity and dentine was compared to a standard grinding/pulverisation method. This alternate method uses endodontic dental files to access the root canals and pulp cavity for tissue and dentine harvest via the apical end of the roots and avoids mechanical damage to the crown and root morphology. In...
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