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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Vital staining was introduced by:
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The correct answer is  Vital staining is an experimental method of measuring growth. It was introduced by John Hunter in the eighteenth century. The method consists of injecting dyes that stain the mineralizing tissues. These dyes get deposited in the bones and teeth and the animals are sacrificed and tissues studied histologically. Hunter studied the growth of mandible in the pig.