Police say dental records were needed to confirm that remains found Sunday near Mount Forest are those of missing Tori Stafford.
The eight-year-old girl was last seen on almost 3 and a half months ago as she left her school with a dark-haired woman in Woodstock.
OPP Detective Inspector Bill Renton told a news conference that he could not comment on a cause of death.
He said an examination of the remains is continuing at Toronto’s Centre of Forensic Sciences and that it could take a week or longer to complete.
Renton, the lead investigator in the Stafford case, said the next step for police is to prepare for court.