来自瑞典瓦恩赫姆的维京人的牙损伤和其他牙病理状况的流行率
Carolina Bertilsson1, Maria Vretemark2, Henrik Lund3
1Department of Cariology, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
PloS one
|December 13, 2023
概括
在瑞典维京时代晚期 (公元10世纪至12世纪) 牙损伤很常见,几乎影响了半数成年人. 根表面和第一个下牙最容易受到感染,感染也很普遍.
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:
- 后期的瑞典维京时代 (公元10世纪至12世纪) 是一个重要的文化和社会转型时期.
- 了解过去人口的口腔健康,可以了解生活方式,饮食和疾病患病率.
研究的目的:
- 在瑞典维京时代晚期人口中确定牙损伤的流行,分布和位置.
- 为了识别其他牙科病理,牙磨损,以及这个群体中的解剖学变异.
- 了解这个早期基督教维京社区的口腔健康状况和行为.
主要方法:
- 对来自171个人的3293颗牙进行了临床和放射性分析 (133颗永久牙,38颗落叶牙/混合牙).
- 牙科探针和强光源用于临床检查.
- 为了验证临床发现,为18名患者拍摄了X射线图.
主要成果:
- 49%的个体 (83/171) 患有至少一种病变;所有落叶/混合牙均无.
- 13%的成年牙 (424/3293) 受到牙的影响,根表面最容易受到影响.
- 第一个下牙是最常受到影响的牙;在4%的牙中发现了顶感染.
结论:
- 牙腐烂,牙脱落和感染是瑞典维京时代晚期人口中常见的健康问题.
- 观察到牙操纵和职业行为影响口腔健康的证据.
- 这项研究为早期基督教维京社区的口腔健康和生活方式提供了独特的理解.
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