Search Readers may print a single copy for personal use. No further reproduction or distribution of the articles should proceed without the permission of the publisher. For permission, contact the Australasian Medical Publishing Company . We appreciate your comments. The inset shows an example of the colour variation in bone brought about by differing temperatures.
Bone passes through a series of colours in accord with temperature.
Other sections of the bone were black-brown in colour, indicating that it burnt at a much lower temperature. The dental x-ray of the missing man's jaw complete with filling . The amalgam filling recovered from the scene. Small changes on the occlusal surface of the filling are due to wear over the eight-year period.