What evidence did the Cuban government cite to identify Che Guevara’s remains?

To identify the remains of Che Guevara following their 1997 disinterment from a mass grave in Bolivia, the Cuban government relied on scientific evidence collected at that time. Specifically, officials cited analysis of the remains' dental structure to refute claims that the body transported to Cuba was not his.1

Historically, immediately following his execution in 1967, Bolivian authorities had severed Guevara’s hands and preserved them in formaldehyde to confirm his identity through fingerprinting.12