The Alabama girl's father said Dutch officials were reviewing the records, but said he knew nothing else about the latest twist in his daughter's 2005 disappearance.
"The authorities haven't confirmed anything with me," Dave Holloway told The Associated Press. "It's pretty much total silence."
Holloway said a forensic scientist in Aruba believed the bone is from a female.
The jawbone and tooth were discovered one week ago by a tourist on the Dutch island. The visitor brought the grim find to the front desk of her hotel, and it was forwarded to the Netherlands for analysis.
The FBI received the missing teen's dental records from her family, sending some electronically to Dutch officials before shipping Natalee's dental impressions.
The Mountain Brook, Ala., girl vanished during a high school graduation trip to the Caribbean resort. She was last seen leaving a bar with Jordan van der Sloot on May 30, 2005.
Although authorities identified van der Sloot as the prime suspect, he was never charged with murder - until five years later, when the Dutch playboy was accused of killing a woman in Peru.
Van der Sloot, 22, remains jailed in Peru while awaiting trial for the gruesome killing of 21-year-old Stephany Flores in a hotel room.
Holloway was never seen again after her night out with van der Sloot, who was never charged in her disappearance.
This is good news, I hope they give him more years.
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