Dental health indicators of the Chernyakhov population from Shyshaki (Ukraine)
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2021
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Anthropological Review
Анотація
Odontological studies of ancient populations represent different indicators related to health
state, lifestyle and human diet. The aim of this paper is to determine the dental health indicators in the
Chernyakhov population (the end of the IVth c. AD) from Ukraine. The paper also attempts to identify the
relationship between sex and these indicators in the studied population. The sample analysed consisted of
the dental remains of 25 adult individuals (11 males and 14 females) and 8 children individuals excavated
from the cemetery at the archaeological site of Shyshaki (Poltava region of Ukraine). A total of 760 teeth
were examined for caries, tooth wear and calculus clinically, and 647 teeth of adults were observed radiographically.
The studied population presents frequency of caries in individuals of 12.5%. This indicator in
adult male and female dentition is 42.86% and 14.0% respectively, and 25% in children. The presented
population frequency of caries teeth was 0.88%. Females presented higher caries rate than males (2.72 %
females vs. 0.36 % males) (p<0.05). The most frequent were caries lesions of cementum-enamel junction
(40%) and combined lesions of crown and root (40%) with no difference in terms of sex. Frequency of
dental wear in adult individuals and 8-10 year-old individuals was 100%. The studied population represented
TWI (tooth wear index) in adults (2.26), which increased with aging, but the difference in terms
of sex is insignificant. Calculus was observed in 64.28% of the females and 63.33% of the males, showing
no statistical difference (p>0.5). These findings confirm a very low rate of caries teeth in the territory
of Shyshaki during the Late Roman period, which could be related to regional diet and concentration of
fluorine in drinking water. The Chernyakhov population presents high dental wear and similar frequency
of dental calculus when compared to the population from Roman Britain. Females presented significantly
higher frequency of caries than males, whereas no significant sex differences were found regarding dental
wear, calculus, and localisation of caries lesions. The authors presume that dental health indicators in the
Chernyakhov culture need to be studied more with bigger sample size and data of the populations from
other regions of Ukraine
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dental anthropology, caries, toot wear, calculus, Chernyakhov culture, стоматологічна антропологія, карієс, ізнос зубів, зубний камінь, черняхівська культура, стоматологическая антропология, кариес, износ зубов, зубной камень, черняховская культура
Бібліографічний опис
Yanko N. V. Dental health indicators of the Chernyakhov population from Shyshaki (Ukraine) / N. V.Yanko, A. V. Artemyev, L. F. Kaskova // Anthropological Review. – 2021. – Vol. 84, issue 1. – P. 17–28.