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Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2008 Volume 136, Issue 7-8, Pages: 354-360
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH0808354M
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Tooth pathology analysis of osteological material from the medieval locality of Saint Pantelejmon church in Niš

Mitić Nadica (Klinika za stomatologiju, Medicinski fakultet, Niš)
Mitić Aleksandar (Klinika za stomatologiju, Medicinski fakultet, Niš)
Mitić Vladimir ORCID iD icon (Klinika za stomatologiju, Medicinski fakultet, Niš)
Crnoglavac Vesna (Narodni muzej, Niš)
Vlak Dejana (Institut za antropologiju, Zagreb, Hrvatska)
Nikolić Marija ORCID iD icon (Klinika za stomatologiju, Medicinski fakultet, Niš)

INTRODUCTION Medieval necropolis at the porch of St. Panteleimon church in Niš, from 12th century represents a typical Serbian necropolis, which has its analogies in several areas in Serbia. Preservation of the skeletal remains belongs to category of good and medium preservation. OBJECTIVE The aim of the work was to study the skeletal remains for the prevalence of tooth caries, localization of caries lesions, presence of abrasion, supragingival tartar and resorption of alveolar bone as the indicator of periodontal disease. METHOD The analyses included 42 skeletal remains. The anthropological analyses involved paleopathological findings on 954 teeth of 22 men and 20 women. The pathological changes of teeth were determined by inspection, dental probe, dental mirror and x-ray examination. Epidemiological research was done using average caries index. RESULTS The antropological tooth pathology research of osteological material from the medieval localization of St. Pantaleimon Church in Niš showed the presence of caries in 7.86% cases, 9.93% women and 6.07% men. In 76% caries were localized on the approximal surfaces of teeth. Abrasion of the second and third degree was registered on the side and front teeth with transformation of contact points into contact surfaces and the creation of approximal, interstitial, scolded surfaces. A large quantity of supragingival tartar was found in all individuals aged over 25 years. Expressed alveolar bone resorption is the indicator of generalized periodontal disease. CONCLUSION The prevalence of caries in the studied medieval population from the 12th century was sporadic, with localization on secondary predilection places. The abrasion of the second and third degree was present, and the resorption of the alveolar bone was registered in all the examined skeletal remains, which was the indicator of spread periodontal disease in this period.

Keywords: caries, abrasion, bone resorption

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