Sex determination from pulpal tissue Dr. Das Nirmal1, Medical Officer, Dr. Gorea R.K.2, Professor & Head, Dr. Gargi J.3, Professor & Head, Dr. Singh Jai Rup4, Professor 1Civil Hospital, Zira 2Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Patiala 3Forensic Medicine, G.G.S. Medical College, Faridkot 4Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar Abstract It is a well known fact that the sex can be determined from the pulp tissue in living as well as dead, but up to what postmortem interval it can be determined accurately is still a matter of controversy amongst different authors. An attempt has been made in this regard, keeping in view the effect of environment i.e. Role of temperature and humidity on pulp tissue after the extraction of teeth. Top Key words Pulpal tissue, Sex Determination, Teeth, Odontology, Barr Bodies, F-bodies. Top |