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Catalogue of Etruscan and Roman-era dental appliances
Published in Marshall Joseph Becker, Jean MacIntosh Turfa, The Etruscans and the History of Dentistry, 2017
Marshall Joseph Becker, Jean MacIntosh Turfa
Teschler-Nicola et al. (1994b: 28) noted that the right central incisor (the “false” tooth) was similar to the anchor teeth in “form, size, color and degree of dental abrasion.” Color, however, can be derived from staining in the tomb context, and is not as useful a diagnostic trait as would be metric or morphological data. If the false tooth is actually a tooth from this person, shoveling might be expected, however, the lingual surface of this false tooth “is partly ground off . . . to achieve a flat surface for the fixation of the gold band” (Teschler-Nicola et al. 1994a: 132). Their study of the false tooth by “light and scanning-electron microscopic investigations” indicates that “all parts seem to be artificially treated” (Teschler-Nicola et al. 1992: 57, 55) including the lingual surface. Unclear is whether the articular surface of the crown also had been ground down, as the authors later suggest that both central incisors share the same degree of “dental abrasion.” This information contradicts the statement regarding “all parts” being artificially treated. In any case, such extensive treatment of “all parts” of this tooth would seriously reduce its identifiability, and reduce our ability to compare the two central incisors.
Biocultural Perspectives on Health and Disease
Published in Debra L. Martin, Anna J. Osterholtz, Bodies and Lives in Ancient America, 2015
Debra L. Martin, Anna J. Osterholtz
Several dental pathologies are of interest in reconstructing past lived experience. These are dental wear (attrition), carious lesions (cavities), and antemortem tooth loss, in addition to LEHs (discussed earlier). Dental wear is a general term referring to the loss of the occlusal or chewing surface of teeth and to the interproximal surface between teeth. Wear may be divided into two components, dental attrition, due to direct tooth-on-tooth contact, and dental abrasion, due to the introduction of foreign matter.
The effects of environmental lead on teeth and bone status and the mechanisms of these effects, animal and human evidence, a review
Published in Toxin Reviews, 2022
Marzie Boskabady, Vahideh Ghorani, Sima Beigoli, Mohammad Hossein Boskabady
Among 220 teeth taken from 220 individuals, a positive correlation was found between tooth lead concentrations with dental health markers. The highest lead content in colored and braised teeth was observed. Tooth lead contents were higher in subjects with irregular brushers compared to those with a regular tooth brushing frequency. Tooth lead levels were correlated with salivalis lactobacilli number, dental surface plaque, dental color, and dental abrasion. However, the absence of the effect of high lead levels exposure and tooth microhardness was indicated (Foxman et al.2019).
Sex-specific reference values for the crown heights of permanent anterior teeth and canines for assessing tooth wear
Published in Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2023
Paula Roca-Obis, Ona Rius-Bonet, Carla Zamora-Olave, Eva Willaert, Jordi Martinez-Gomis
Tooth wear is the cumulative surface loss of mineralized tooth substance due to physical or chemo-physical processes. Typical causes are acid exposure (dental erosion), tooth-to-tooth contact (dental attrition) or wear by objects other than teeth (dental abrasion) [1]. The prevalence of severe tooth wear increases from 3% at the age of 20 years to 17% at the age of 70 years [2]. Because it will have irreversible effects on the dentition, it is important to detect tooth wear early and to implement prevention by counselling and monitoring so that restorative treatment can be avoided [3–5].