A comparative analysis of four dental pathologies of the historical population of Cortijo Coracho, Roman southern Spain (4th-8th centuries AD)

摘要

Here we present the dental pathologies found in the population of Cortijo Coracho, which dates from Late Antiquity (4th-8th centuries AD) and is located in the region of Lucena (Cordoba). Using a sample of 160 individuals over the age of twenty years at death, with a total of 1681 dental crowns, the frequency of various oral diseases (dental calculus, alveolar reabsorptions, periodontal diseases, and dental abscesses) were analysed. The frequency of oral disease was compared between the mandible and the maxilla, the anterior and posterior teeth as well as the right and left sides. Consideration was given to ante-mortem tooth loss, which may be caused by dental disease. Statistical analysis showed a significantly greater frequency of oral disease in the posterior teeth of the mandible.