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Alveolar bone resorption in the skulls

B Topić1, A Cekić-Arambasin, K Jorgić-Srdjak

  • 1School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia.

Collegium Antropologicum
|February 10, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Alveolar bone resorption increases with age and is more pronounced on the vestibular side. Skulls from the 20th century show significantly greater alveolar resorption compared to earlier centuries.

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Area of Science:

  • Anthropological dentistry
  • Paleopathology
  • Human skeletal biology

Background:

  • Alveolar bone, supporting tooth structures, undergoes changes throughout human existence.
  • Understanding these changes is crucial for reconstructing oral health and lifestyle across different eras.
  • Previous research has noted age-related bone loss, but historical comparisons are less defined.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantitatively assess the relationship between alveolar bone and the cervical part of teeth across distinct historical periods.
  • To investigate age-related changes in alveolar bone resorption.
  • To compare alveolar resorption levels between skulls from the 1st, 10th, and 20th centuries.

Main Methods:

  • Examination of 115 human skulls from the 1st, 10th, and 20th centuries.
  • Categorization of skulls by century and age groups (20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+).
  • Measurement of the tooth-cervical-height index (TCH-index) following established protocols.

Main Results:

  • Alveolar resorption increases with age, with greater loss observed on the vestibular compared to the interdental side.
  • Skulls from the 20th century exhibited statistically significant higher values of alveolar resorption.
  • These findings were significant when compared to skulls from the 1st and 10th centuries.

Conclusions:

  • Human alveolar bone undergoes progressive resorption with age.
  • There is a notable increase in alveolar resorption in modern populations (20th century) compared to ancient ones.
  • The study highlights significant temporal changes in oral skeletal health.

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