The tongue protrusion shows a high occurrence both in vital (100%) and non-vital fires (66%). The involvement of a forensic odontologist in the cadaver examination result to be limited to one third of the cases. In two non-vital cases the tongue was described as protruded and clenched between the dental arches. The rigor of the genioglossus induced by the heat could explain the phenomenon
The tongue protrusion in post-mortem fire / Bianchi, I., Focardi, M., Bugelli, V., Gualco, B., Pradella, F., Pinchi, V.. - In: THE JOURNAL OF FORENSIC ODONTO-STOMATOLOGY. - ISSN 2219-6749. - ELETTRONICO. - (2019), pp. 26-31.
The tongue protrusion in post-mortem fire
BIANCHI, ILENIA;Focardi M.;Gualco B.;Pradella F.;Pinchi V.
2019
Abstract
The tongue protrusion shows a high occurrence both in vital (100%) and non-vital fires (66%). The involvement of a forensic odontologist in the cadaver examination result to be limited to one third of the cases. In two non-vital cases the tongue was described as protruded and clenched between the dental arches. The rigor of the genioglossus induced by the heat could explain the phenomenon
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