Studies of the Periodontal Status of a Medieval Population

Sagne, Sören; Olsson, Gudrun

doi:10.1259/dmfr.1977.0006

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“…76,77 The present study revealed significantly higher ABR prevalence in males and similar pattern was observed in numerous other skeletal assemblages. 22,24,25,49,78 In living populations these differences are usually explained by the biological factors including the negative effects of testosterone on male immune competence, i.e. males' reduced ability to effectively fight oral pathogens associated with periodontal disease, or the relative absence of the positive effects of oestrogen on bone destruction in response to inflammation in males.…”

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Dental health and diet in early medieval Ireland

Novak

2015

Archives of Oral Biology

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Dental health and diet in early medieval Ireland

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“…Root caries too are thought to be a recent phenomenon (Banting, 1984;Hildebolt, 1987;Miles, 1969;Molnar and Molnar, 1985). Although there are relatively few studies of periodontal disease in early human populations, it has been suggested that these too became more prevalent with the rise of food production, with a marked increase associated with urbanization and industrialization (Barker, 1975;Barmes, 1977;Costa, 1980;Heithersay, 1959;Homan, 1977;Lavelle, 1973;Mayhall, 1977;Sagne and Olsson, 1977;Wilkinson et al, 1929).…”

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Periodontal health in free‐ranging baboons of Ethiopia and Kenya

Phillips‐Conroy

Hildebolt

Altmann

et al. 1993

American J Phys Anthropol

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Frontal and lateral intraoral photographs of 19 baboons from the Awash National Park, Ethiopia and 37 baboons from Amboseli National Park, Kenya, were used to assess periodontal health. The Awash baboons, and two groups (Alto's and Hook's) at Amboseli, fed entirely from natural sources, but baboons from the third Amboseli group (Lodge) fed largely on food refuse from one of the park's lodges. Juveniles and adults were evaluated separately. Intraoral photographs were seriated based on visual appraisals of periodontal health. In both age groups, the best periodontal health was seen in Awash animals; Alto's and Hook's animals were intermediate, and the poorest health was seen in the Lodge sample. The periodontal health decreased with age in adult baboons, as reported in humans. Geochemistry, genetics, age, and diet (particularly variations in bacterial flora) were considered as factors contributing to the intergroup differences. Although it is not possible at present to exclude any of these as a contributing cause, we consider that diet in the broad sense (including food, water, and contamination by oral bacteria of human origin) probably plays a major role.

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“…While there is no evidence to support the assumption that gingival inflammation would extend to the underlying bone, support can be offered for the concept that gingivitis does not usually extend into the underlying bone (Listgarten et al, 1985), and that periodontitis does not progress continuously (Socransky et al, 1984). The findings of Sagne and Olsson (1977) and Costa (1982) show that the conventional scenario is not true for a wide range of premodern ethnic groups. Moreover, the causes of bone loss observed in dry skulls frequently have been misinterpreted, resulting in overestimation of both the incidence and severity of periodontal disease (Costa, 1982).…”

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Periodontal disease in ancient populations

Clarke

Carey

Srikandi

et al. 1986

American J Phys Anthropol

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Recent clinical and anthropological findings indicate that the conventional concept of the pathogenesis of periodontal disease requires review. The periodontal lesion has been defined as a generalised horizontal loss of crestal bone resulting from host immune and inflammatory responses triggered by the action of commensal bacteria, and the extension of gingivitis into the deeper periodontium to become periodontitis has been assumed to occur slowly but steadily over many years. Anthropological and clinical investigations reveal that the widespread loss of crestal tissue is relatively unusual and that lesions of the alveolus are commonly localised and severe. Longitudinal studies have shown that the disease progresses in bursts and is stable in both the gingivitis and periodontal modes in between the burst activity. The findings of the present study demonstrate that generalized horizontal periodontitis has been unusual and has not been responsible for tooth loss. Other factors responsible for deficient alveolar margins in dry bones have been overlooked in most studies, leading to overassessment of the incidence of periodontal disease in postmortem materials; the same assumptions have led to overassessment of periodontal disease in clinical studies and practice.

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Studies of the Periodontal Status of a Medieval Population

Cited by 12 publications

References 10 publications

Dental health and diet in early medieval Ireland

Dental health and diet in early medieval Ireland

Periodontal health in free‐ranging baboons of Ethiopia and Kenya

Periodontal disease in ancient populations

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