Prevalence and distribution of dental caries in a late medieval population in Finland

Varrela, T M

doi:10.1016/0003-9969(91)90104-3

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“…Our caries rate is closer to the one originating from Vilarnau d' Amont in France (12-14 th centuries A.D.) (17.5%) (Esclassan et al 2009), and secondly to the ones in Ottoman Greece 13.5% (16-17 th c. AD) (D.E. Michael's unpublished thesis) and Finland 13.1% (Turku; 15-16 th c. AD) (Varrela 1991) (Figure 6). Thebes' caries rate differs the most from other medieval populations from Greece, such as the one from Kastella (Crete, 11 th century A.D.) 3.3% (Bourbou and Richards 2007;Bourbou 2009), from Filotas (Greek Macedonia, 11-12 th centuries A.D.) 8.1% (Bourbou, 2006), and from Stylos (Crete, 11-12 th centuries A.D.) 4.2% (Bourbou, 2009).…”

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Using dental and activity indicators in order to explore possible sex differences in an adult rural medieval population from Thebes (Greece)

Michael

Iliadis

Manolis

2017

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Assessing the subsistence strategies of past populations; through their dietary and occupational patterns; could provide important information regarding social status and possible gender differences, especially in turbulent historical periods, as the one of the Crusader's occupation in Greece (1204-1460. Therefore, the human sample from Aghia Triada in Thebes (13 th -14 th c. AD) serves as the ideal skeletal material. Diet was explored through two dental indicators; dental caries and tooth wear, while occupational stress was explored through three activity markers; osteoarthritis (OA), spinal facet remodeling and Schmorl's nodes. The aims of the present study are to assess the dietary and activity patterns of the stated population and explore possible sex differentiations. A total of 126 teeth and 350 vertebrae have been examined. The entire population presents a caries rate of 16.7%, and males present a much higher caries frequency than females (25.5% males vs. 9.9% females). Furthermore, females present significantly higher rates of osteophytes than males, whereas no significant sex differences were found regarding facet remodeling and Schmorl's nodes. Dental results confirm historical information of medieval Thebes having an agricultural economy and are also in agreement with isotopic data. In addition, our findings suggest very intense physical activity for both sexes, whereas the distribution of facet remodeling along the spine could indicate a possible gender division of labor. Our study proposes two positive correlations; between facet remodeling and osteophytes, and between Schmorl's nodes and facet remodelling; as activity indicators in past or/and modern populations. Finally, we strongly encourage the inclusion of spinal facet remodelling in studies focusing on occupational stress.

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Section: Dietary Patterns/ Dental Caries and Wearsupporting

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Using dental and activity indicators in order to explore possible sex differences in an adult rural medieval population from Thebes (Greece)

Michael

Iliadis

Manolis

2017

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“…12 Data obtained by the study of pathological changes in the dental systems of mediaeval populations serve as important resources for evaluating life conditions of our ancestors. 6,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] One of the basic questions that needs to be answered in order to conceive an idea about the quality of life of ancient peoples in a particular historic and geographical frame, is what these people did for a living. The means of earning a living, or in the case of ancient population the means of surviving, determine all other fragments needed to reconstruct their life.…”

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The frequency and distribution of caries in the mediaeval population of Bijelo Brdo in Croatia (10th–11th century)

Vodanović

Brkić

Šlaus

et al. 2005

Archives of Oral Biology

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Summary Reconstruction of the life of ancient peoples can be accomplished by studying their dental remains. The further we go into the past, the greater the importance of dental remains for answering a wide spectre of questions related to the life of a particular community. The dental system is a valuable source of information on the type of food, illnesses, and social stratification within a community.The purpose of this paper was to determine the frequency, distribution, and characteristics of dental caries in the mediaeval population of Bijelo Brdo in Croatia.The analysed sample consisted of the dental remains of 85 individuals with the total of 1064 teeth. The majority (979 or 92.0%) of the teeth belonged to the permanent dentition, and this data set was analysed in this report. The frequency of antemortem tooth loss in the sample was 6.7%, the frequency of caries -9.5%. The most frequent recorded caries were interproximal (3.9%), followed by occlusal (2.9%), and buccal/lingual (1.3%).This research showed that the frequency and distribution of dental caries in the early mediaeval population from Bijelo Brdo is very similar to that of other European populations of the same socio-economic status during the same historic period. Chronological changes in the localisation of caries in populations that inhabited continental Croatia during the mediaeval period indicate a gradual reduction of interproximal caries and an increase of occlusal, buccal, and lingual lesions. These data suggest a change of diet with softer foods becoming more available in the younger time periods. #

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“…In Britain the most common products were wheat, barley, oats, rye, beans, milk, cheese, eggs, bacon and fowl and the diet of the poor classes was probably restricted to coarse black bread (Moore & Corbett, 1973). In Scandinavia, the medieval diet was basically composed of high amounts of salted herring and dried fish, but also barley porridge, turnips, cabbages, dried sour rye bread, sour milk products, some meat, and beer (Varrela, 1991). Only in Spain there was a higher consumption of sugar cane 10 and rice, introduced by the Muslims during almost eight centuries of Iberia occupation (López et al, 2010).…”

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Caries Through Time: An Anthropological Overview

Pezo‐Lanfranco¹,

Eggers²

2012

Contemporary Approach to Dental Caries

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Prevalence and distribution of dental caries in a late medieval population in Finland

Cited by 62 publications

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Using dental and activity indicators in order to explore possible sex differences in an adult rural medieval population from Thebes (Greece)

Using dental and activity indicators in order to explore possible sex differences in an adult rural medieval population from Thebes (Greece)

The frequency and distribution of caries in the mediaeval population of Bijelo Brdo in Croatia (10th–11th century)

Caries Through Time: An Anthropological Overview

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