[the Deejay]

I've seen this on the Discovery Channel(?), but in
order to get the DNA extracted from a tooth, the tooth
has to be destroyed/ground down into a powder. Just
rubbing it onto something won't work.

[sawsalimb]

Not sure if that would be true in this case-if there was still some gun tissue attached to the tooth,it could be used to transfer DNA,at a guess.(Not sure,and I'm about to blow supper thinking about carrying around a tooth from a cadaver in my pocket. IMO,it's probably possible,but it's a stretch.)

[UCANSEE2]

I've seen this on the Discovery Channel(?), but in order to get the DNA extracted from a tooth, the tooth has to be destroyed/ground down into a powder. Just rubbing it onto something won't work.

You are telling me that a tooth, that was just removed from a putrified mouth of a carcass, would not have any skin cells, slime, slobber, anything in it that could be used to wipe on something?

$100 says if I pull your tooth, I can get tons of DNA off it! All I have to do is keep it in a small evidence bag that seals. THEY GET DNA OFF TOOTHBRUSHES !