Author | dc.contributor.author | Meller, C. | |
Author | dc.contributor.author | Urzua, I. | |
Author | dc.contributor.author | Moncada, G. | |
Author | dc.contributor.author | Von Ohle, C. | |
Admission date | dc.date.accessioned | 2018-12-20T15:24:42Z | |
Available date | dc.date.available | 2018-12-20T15:24:42Z | |
Publication date | dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
Cita de ítem | dc.identifier.citation | Oral Diseases, Volumen 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 287-294 | |
Identifier | dc.identifier.issn | 1354523X | |
Identifier | dc.identifier.issn | 16010825 | |
Identifier | dc.identifier.other | 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2009.01524.x | |
Identifier | dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/159058 | |
Abstract | dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE:
To determine the prevalence of oral pathologic findings in an ancient culture that inhabited the Atacama Desert.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
A systematic examination was performed on the remains of 83 individuals unearthed from a prehistoric burial ground. A total of 57 skeletal remains achieved appropriate inclusion criteria, from which estimated age at death, gender, ante- and postmortem tooth loss, prevalence and location of caries, apical periodontitis sequela, alveolar bone resorption and attrition were recorded.
RESULTS:
From the analyzed skeletal remains (13 male, 22 female and 22 not identifiable), the mean age estimated was 29.9 +/- 13.8 years. A total of 89.4% of them presented permanent dentition with a mean ante-mortem tooth loss of 9.0 teeth and a postmortem mean tooth loss of 14.4 teeth per subject. In all, 46.4% of the postmortem remaining permanent teeth (n = 237) showed caries lesions. Interproximal caries was most frequently observed (31.5%), followed by occlusal (25.9%) and cervical caries (19.4%). Root remnants were found in 23.1% of the cases. In addition, 58.0% of the adults presented attrition, 26.0% signs of apical periodontitis and 44.0% loss of alveolar bone support >5 mm.
CONCLUSION:
The remains of jaws and teeth of the individuals examined in this study presented sequelae of severe oral health damage due to caries and periodontal disease. | |
Lenguage | dc.language.iso | en | |
Source | dc.source | Oral Diseases | |
Keywords | dc.subject | Alveolar bone resorption | |
Keywords | dc.subject | Ante- and postmortem tooth loss | |
Keywords | dc.subject | Apical periodontitis | |
Keywords | dc.subject | Attrition | |
Keywords | dc.subject | Caries prevalence | |
Keywords | dc.subject | Maize | |
Keywords | dc.subject | Pica-Tarapacá culture | |
Título | dc.title | Prevalence of oral pathologic findings in an ancient pre-Columbian archeologic site in the Atacama Desert | |
Document type | dc.type | Artículo de revista | |
dcterms.accessRights | dcterms.accessRights | Acceso a solo metadatos | |
Cataloguer | uchile.catalogador | jmm | |
Indexation | uchile.index | Artículo de publicación SCOPUS | |
uchile.cosecha | uchile.cosecha | SI | |