Oral Health in Past Populations: Context, Concepts and Controversies

Lukacs, John R.

doi:10.1002/9781444345940.ch30

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“…The variables described above are embedded in a complex system of cause-effect relationships of dentoalveolar conditions (Lukacs, 2012), according to which the deterioration of oral health can be promoted, supported, and/or redirected in different ways, depending mainly on oral hygiene practices, daily activity pattern, and the characteristics of the consumed food. Each of the indicators should be seen as a derivative of long-term oral use configurations, and understood in an integrated way (Hillson, 2000;Duckworth, 2006).…”

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“…The proliferation of caries weakens the dental structure and contributes to ATL; associated with the local microtrauma process due to mastication, it can increase the amount of crown fissures and fractures, favoring the transfer of bacteria within the pulp cavity and the consequent inflammation, infection, and necrosis of soft tissues (Hillson, 2000;Larsen, 2000). High levels of wear and the exposure of the pulp usually produce infection, periapical lesions, alveolar necrosis, and finally tooth loss (Aufderheide and Rodríguez Martín, 1998;Ortner, 2003;Waldron, 2009;Lukacs, 2012). Moreover, the presence of calculus and tissue inflammation is often synergistically related, derived from gingivitis and producing periodontal disease (Duckworth, 2006;Strohm and Alt, 2007).…”

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“…Cohen and Armelagos, 1984;Littleton and Frohlich, 1993;Hillson, 1996Hillson, , 2005Larsen, 2000;Ortner, 2003;Lukacs, 2012). Research conducted on hunter-gatherers from Argentina focused on the analysis of caries prevalences and tooth wear (e.g.…”

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Trends in oral pathology of hunter-gatherers from Western Pampas, Argentina

Luna

Aranda

2014

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Oral health analysis is one of the principal bioarchaeological lines of investigation to evaluate the interaction between the dynamics of human communities in the past, their environment, and their social structure. These studies represent a relatively recent development in the study of native huntergatherers in Argentina. This paper focuses on oral pathology as a contribution to the understanding of the lifestyle diversity of these populations. A sample of human remains from the Chenque I site (Western Pampas, Central Argentina) was studied in order to identify differential patterns by sex, age-at-death, and location of the tooth in the arch. Six variables, considering both teeth and the alveolar tissue, were examined: caries, calculus, wear, periapical lesions, periodontal disease, and antemortem tooth loss. The results indicate that oral health deteriorated more in females. Some divergent patterns were also identified when compared with other contemporary bioarchaeological samples in the region. Both aspects are interpreted in the context of previous proposals that consider the characteristics of hunter-gatherers dynamics just before the Spanish conquest.

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Trends in oral pathology of hunter-gatherers from Western Pampas, Argentina

Luna

Aranda

2014

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“…Skeletal pathologies, particularly dental pathologies, can also provide useful complementary evidence of diet and health when combined with isotope data. For example, dental caries might be correlated with diets high in carbohydrates, although-as caries are caused by multiple factors and also correlate with age-interpretations are rarely straightforward (see for example Lukacs 2011). Calculus thrives in an alkaline environment and has therefore been linked to protein-rich diets (Hillson 1979: 150), although this relationship has been questioned (see for example, Whittaker et al 1998;Lieverse 1999).…”

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Integrating isotopes and documentary evidence: dietary patterns in a late medieval and early modern mining community, Sweden

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Mispelaere

Ingvarsson

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Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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This study explores the relationship between dietary patterns and social structure in a pre-industrial mining community in Salberget, Sweden c. 1470 to 1600 A.D. using a combination of different research approaches and tools, including archaeology, osteology, bone chemistry and history. The correlation between demographic criteria (sex and age) and archaeological variables (burial type and burial location) shows that Salberget was a highly stratified community.Group diets were investigated through analyses of stable isotopes (carbon, δ 13 C, and nitrogen, δ 15 N) of bone collagen from a sub-sample of individuals buried at the site (n = 67), interpreted alongside data from human dental lesions and deficiencies, animal bone waste and information on eating habits extracted from the extensive historical documents regarding mining activities at Salberget. These integrated analyses provide a clear association between social status and diet and confirm that social status, and to a lesser extent sex, gender and age, likely governed food choice and opportunity in this diverse community.

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“…the study of oral health allows the investigation of the standard of living through the examination of dietary habits, oral hygiene, and the use of teeth as tools (and therefore occupation), and also the general stress levels of a population (Lukacs 2012). as such, current studies inquire into the social, cultural, and environmental conditions that may differentiate subsistence and health regionally (Cohen and Crane-Kramer 2007).…”

Section: Oral Healthmentioning

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