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OBJECTIVE: This paper assesses the relationship between the distance between the cemento-enamel junction and alveolar crest and risk factors commonly associated with periodontitis. MATERIALS: Eighty individuals between 28 and 92 years old with known biological sex and age were analyzed from a 20th century forensic human collection from Merida, Yucatan (Mexico). METHODS: Macroscopic assessment, along with metric analysis, was employed using a probe. RESULTS: Ante-mortem tooth loss was positively correlated with the distance between the cemento-enamel junction and alveolar crest, as was the presence of root calculus in females. CONCLUSIONS: Cemento-enamel junction to alveolar crest distance is not a reliable indicator of periodontitis since it is not directly related to periodontitis-causing infectious pathogens, and since ante-mortem tooth loss can affect root exposure. SIGNIFICANCE: This study demonstrates that a purely quantitative approach to diagnosing periodontitis in archaeological and forensic human remains can be misleading. LIMITATIONS: The skeletal collection is only representative of the low socioeconomic class of Merida, and its female cohort is underrepresented. In addition, because the Xoclan collection is modern, limitations (particularly with respect to tooth wear) of the applicability of these interpretations to older archaeological remains exist. SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER RESEARCH: A combination of quantitative and qualitative characteristics of alveolar bone is needed to reliably diagnose periodontitis in skeletal populations.
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Pérdida de Hueso Alveolar , Cálculos Dentales , Periodontitis , Humanos , Femenino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Anciano , Adulto , Masculino , México , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Pérdida de Hueso Alveolar/patología , Pérdida de Hueso Alveolar/historia , Periodontitis/patología , Periodontitis/historia , Cálculos Dentales/patología , Cálculos Dentales/historia , Pérdida de Diente/patología , Pérdida de Diente/historia , Paleopatología/métodos , Clase Social , Estatus Socioeconómico BajoRESUMEN
Aiming at future comparisons with earlier hunter-gatherers or transitional populations, this paper intends to characterize and describe the oral pathology pattern of late agriculturalists from Central Andes dating to the Late Intermediate Period (LIP) and Inca periods (1000-1532 CE), and identify differences and/or similarities between coastal and highland populations. Although the botanical inventories of the LIP suggest carbohydrate-rich diets and similar components, it has been hypothesized that coastal and highland populations had, nevertheless, substantially different oral pathology patterns. We evaluated 14 indicators of oral pathology from Los Pinos (n=200) and Armatambo (n=25) sites in the Central Coast and two chronological phases from Laguna de los Cóndores site (LC-Inca, n=23; and LC-LIP, n=55), in the Peruvian northern highlands. The results showed a recurrent pattern of oral pathologies characterized by cervical caries (above 30%), extra-occlusal caries (above 60%), high rates of gross-gross caries, high frequency of ante mortem tooth loss, and signals of periodontal disease among these four populations. The diets of the coast were slightly more abrasive than those of the highlands. Oral pathology patterns were compatible with a slightly more cariogenic diet in the coast than in the highlands. In all four populations, those patterns were modulated by other common factors such as consumption of fermented drinks (maize beer - chicha) and the coca leaf chewing habit.
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Agricultores/historia , Enfermedades de la Boca/historia , Altitud , Caries Dental/historia , Caries Dental/patología , Dieta , Historia del Siglo XV , Historia del Siglo XVI , Historia Antigua , Historia Medieval , Humanos , Enfermedades de la Boca/patología , Paleodontología , Paleopatología , Patología Bucal , Enfermedades Periodontales/historia , Enfermedades Periodontales/patología , Perú , Pérdida de Diente/historia , Pérdida de Diente/patologíaRESUMEN
El escritor Anthony Burgess imaginó un autor, Enderby, quien a su vez imaginó una pieza teatral sobre Shakespeare, al que además, representó. La noche del estreno de su obra, Enderby-Shakespeare olvidó ponerle adhesivo a su dentadura y pasó apuros en una escena de amor. El autor se extiende en consideraciones acerca del estado de salud bucal y los inconvenientes que en esa época se presentaban ante sus falencias (AU)
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Literatura/historia , Personajes , Enfermedades Dentales/historia , Enfermedades de la Boca/historia , Caries Dental/historia , Pérdida de Diente/historia , Boca Edéntula/historiaRESUMEN
El escritor Anthony Burgess imaginó un autor, Enderby, quien a su vez imaginó una pieza teatral sobre Shakespeare, al que además, representó. La noche del estreno de su obra, Enderby-Shakespeare olvidó ponerle adhesivo a su dentadura y pasó apuros en una escena de amor. El autor se extiende en consideraciones acerca del estado de salud bucal y los inconvenientes que en esa época se presentaban ante sus falencias
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Personajes , Literatura/historia , Enfermedades de la Boca/historia , Enfermedades Dentales/historia , Caries Dental/historia , Boca Edéntula/historia , Pérdida de Diente/historiaRESUMEN
Two ancient cultures of northern Chile, the Chinchorro (9000-3500 BP) and the Maitas Chiribaya (850-700 BP) were examined for dental pathology in search of possible correlations between dental health, diet, and the cultural practice of coca-leaf chewing. The Chinchorro occupied the river mouth of the Azapa valley, subsisting almost exclusively on a maritime economy. The Maitas Chiribaya, descendants of migrant highlanders, had a rather well-developed agricultural subsistence base. The Chinchorro demonstrated extreme attrition rates and a correspondingly high frequency of periapical abscesses. They were essentially caries-free and enjoyed a moderate antemortem tooth loss frequency. The Maitas Chiribaya suffered light attrition; a high caries frequency, especially at the cementoenamel junction of crown and root, and a remarkably high antemortem tooth loss frequency. The cultural practice of coca-leaf chewing is implicated in the excessive posterior edentulism of the Maitas Chiribaya.