Prevalence of tooth loss in Adrianapolis historical population

BAĞIŞ N.

Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology, cilt.12, sa.1, ss.18-22, 2018 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Dergi Adı: Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.18-22
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ancient populations, Dental status, Tooth loss
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© University of Zagreb, International Association for Paleodontology.Relationship between ante-mortem tooth loss and age in past human populations was evaluated in this article. The skeletal remains found during the archeological investigations at Hadrianopolis region by Edirne Museum during 2002-2003 were related to Eastern Roman-Byzanteum period. From a total of 114 human skeletal remains were studied. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of antemortem tooth loss in the skeletal remains also discusses the correlation of these findings with the community's nutritional, cultural and environmental factors.