Biomechanical association of dental and temporomandibular pathology in a medieval Nubian population

Wiley - Tập 85 Số 2 - Trang 201-205 - 1991
Susan Guise Sheridan1, Diane M. Mittler1, Dennis P. Van Gerven1, Herbert H. Covert1
1Department of Anthropology University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado 80309

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AbstractAn analysis of the relationship between oral pathology and degenerative change at the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) was undertaken on an archaeological sample of 122 adult crania from the Medieval site of Kulubnarti in Sudanese Nubia. The crania were sorted into 2 groups: those demonstrating clearly visible bony changes at the joint (TMJ+) and those without visible change (TMJ−). These groups were compared according to 1) age; 2) sex; 3) active dental pathologies (abscesses, caries, partial socket resorption); 4) tooth loss with complete socket resorption; and 5) dental attrition.No statistically significant association was evident between degenerative change at the TMJ and age, active dental pathologes, or dental attrition; however, sex differences and posterior tooth loss with complete socket resorption revealed a significant correspondence to degenerative TMJ changes. Both of these factors agree with the clinical literature and with biomechanical models (most notably that of Hylander) based upon modern populations. Furthermore, the results support the contention that paleopathological conditions can be analyzed from a clinical and functional biomechanical perspective.

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201-205

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