高频率的牙损伤和牙结石从一个英国中世纪城镇的牙
Ian Towle1, Carole Davenport2, Joel D Irish3
1Research Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, United Kingdom.
Archives of oral biology
|August 9, 2023
概括
中世纪英国人口的牙科病理显示出饮食连续性. 牙和牙磨损的高发病率表明,人们经常食用牙产生的食物,或者在不同时期有共同的行为.
科学领域:
- 古病理学 古病理学
- 生物考古学的生物考古学
- 牙科人类学 牙科人类学
背景情况:
- 牙科病理学和牙磨损提供了对过去人类饮食和行为的洞察.
- 检查这些标记可以揭示不同历史时期的饮食连续性.
研究的目的:
- 调查中世纪英国人口的饮食连续性.
- 在中世纪样本中分析牙病理和牙磨损,并将其与同一地点的早期和后期时期进行比较.
主要方法:
- 来自英国中世纪墓地41个人的914颗永久牙的分析.
- 牙腐烂,结石,牙破碎以及非牙的牙磨损的文件.
- 发现与现有的罗马和后期文献的比较.
主要成果:
- 观察到病变 (24%) 和结石 (74%) 的高患病率.
- 前牙和闭口口的高裂频率表明非牙使用.
- 病理和磨损模式与早期和后期样本进行了比较.
结论:
- 类似于晚期的病频率可能表明早期消费精制碳水化合物.
- 在中世纪和罗马样本中,和结石的高发病率表明,产生的食物消费或行为/环境因素的连续性.
- 牙科证据表明持续的饮食或行为模式.
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