For Brittany Murphy and Michael Jackson's autopsy reports, it states "all natural teeth." Many people say that these two celebrities had capped teeth (veneers or whatever). So, would this show in the autopsy x-rays, or when the pathologist looks at the teeth? What counts as "all natural teeth?" Do they just mean, "this person doesn't have dentures?"
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Answer by talonban
yes
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simply means they havent lost any teeth and dont have any fake ones, yes.
ReplyDeleteYes, it means they had all of their naturally occurring teeth, they were not missing any and they did not have dentures. Veneers merely cap the natural teeth, they would still be considered the natural teeth.
ReplyDeleteIt depends on the cause of death. An autopsy is looking for a cause of death, rather than a full forensic examination of a body (if there needs to be a full forensic examination, that can be done). So here, assuming that the teeth are not a major issue or source of information to assess the cause of death (or contributing factors), you will likely have the teeth mentioned in a general description of the body.
ReplyDeleteHere, I would suspect that the doctor would look at the teeth to ensure there was no trauma to the teeth (to suggest physical violence, or perhaps clenching at the time of death), but if they found nothing atypical, they would likely report that there are just normal teeth--and not focus on whether there are fillings, caps, or veneers.
That said, some coroners might do a more indepth summary of the state of the body as a part of their practice.