Frequency of Dental Caries in Four Historical Populations from the Chalcolithic to the Middle Ages

Abstract

The majority of dental carie studies over the course of historical period underline mainly the prevalence evolution, the role of carbohydrates consumption and the impact of access to dietary resources. The purpose of the present investigation was to compare population samples from two archaeological periods the Chacolithic and Middle Age taking into account the geographical and socio economical situation. The study concerned four archaelogical sites in south west France and population samples an inlander for the Chalcolithic Age, an inlander, an costal and urban for the Middle Age. The materials studied included a total of 127 maxillaries, 103 mandibles and 3316 teeth. Data recorded allowed us to display that the Chalcolithic population sample had the lowest carie percentage and the rural inlander population samples of Middle Age the highest; in all cases molars were teeth most often affected. These ones differences could be explained according to time period, carious lesions were usually less recorded in the Chalcolithic Age than the Middle because of a lesser cultivation of cereals like in les Treilles Chacolithic population sample. In the Middle Age population samples, the rural inland sample Marsan showed the highest frequency of caries and ate more cereal than the coastal Vilarnau and the poor urban St Michel population samples, the first one ate fish and Mediterranean vegetal and fruits and the second one met difficulties to food access, in both cases the consumption of carbohydrates was lesser than Marsan population sample who lived in a geographical land convice to cereals cultivation.

Interdisciplinary analysis of the cemetery 'Kudachurt 14'. Evaluating indicators of social inequality, demography, oral health and diet during the Bronze Age key period 2200-1650 BCE in the Northern Caucasus

“…Although the simplified process of the disease -the chemical dissolution of hard tissues and successive structural damage -is indisputable, the aetiology of caries is complex and multifactorial. The strong correlation of dental caries to dietary habits and its divergent prevalence in populations of different socio-economic formations across the globe predestines the disease as an indicator for individual or comparative studies (Grimoud et al, 2011;Halcrow et al 2013;Kerr 1988Kerr , 1990Lanfranco and Eggers 2010;Lunt 1974;Meinl et al 2010;Saunders et al 1997;Varrela 1991;Vodanović et al 2007;Whittaker and Molleson 1996). In the archaeological record, the caries rates increased significantly after the adoption of agriculture and the beginning of cultivated crop consumption.…”

Diş çürüğü ve tarihteki öyküsü

“…Şeker bulmanın zorlaştığı savaş zamanlarında bu oranlar düşse de 20. yüz-yılda insanlarda diş çürüğü yaygın bir hastalık olarak bilinmektedir. 20. yüz-yılın sonlarına doğru suların florlanması ve koruyucu diş hekimliği kavramı-nın gündeme gelmesi ile diş çürüğü azaltılmaya başlanmıştır (Atamtürk ve Duyar, 2010;Brothwell, 1959;Grimaud et al, 2011;Hillson, 2005; Lanfranco ve Eggers, 2010; Özbek 1897 ve 2007; Rault et al, 2013;Zhang et al, 2010).…”

Indicação de exodontias e fatores associados: estudo transversal na população indígena Kiriri

“…A saúde bucal é um componente fundamental para o bem-estar físico e mental. Neste contexto, a perda de dentes permanentes reflete o efeito cumulativo de doenças e fatores socias e pode ser considerada um importante indicador de vigilância em saúde bucal usado para sua monitoração global a nível da população [1][2][3][4] .…”

“…A perda de dentes permanentes é um processo multifatorial que, relacionado às doenças bucais, está associado principalmente à cárie dentária, ao trauma e à doença periodontal [3][4][5] . O status de perda dentária pode afetar a qualidade de vida através de diferentes caminhos.…”