The dental pathology analysis of Van-Karagunduz (medieval age) adults [Van-Karagündüz (orta çag) eriskin bireylerinin dental patoloji analizi]

Abstract

Objectives: The skeletal remains belonging to 188 individuals with jaws and teeth from the medieval cemetery region of the first structured level of the Van-Karagündüz Höyük have been investigated in order to study the pathological lesions. Materials and Methods: The material of this study is consisted of belonging to a total of 188 adult individuals, who composed from 81 women (43.09%) and 107 men (56,91%) (2734 permanent teeth and 283 jaws). Results: In the permanent teeth of adults, tooth wear was 95.54%, dental caries was 6.36%, hypoplasia was 24.91%, dental calculus was 25.90%, abscess was 1.86%, alveolar loss in periodontal diseases was 40.64% and (premortem) tooth loss is seen in proportion as18,73%. Conclusions: The Karagündüz medieval society's nutrition regime, which is generally thought to have a lifestyle based on agriculture and animal husbandry, is generally consisted from well grinded, but somewhat fibrous and hard nutrients. © 2018 Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Dentistry.