title: Dental mutilations among villagers in Central Java and Bali.
abstract: In Central Java and on the island of Bali 779 and 437 villagers respectively were examined for dental mutilations. In Java 81.1% of the males and 99.2% of the females showed dental mutilations in the form of grinding the incisal and vestibular surfaces of the maxillary incisors and canines. In Bali, the figure for males was 91.3% and for females 96.6%. In Java as well as on the island of Bali most of the mutilations had been subjected to artificial staining. The authors have found a relief in the temple of Borobudur, built about 800 A.D., possibly depicting the performance of a dental mutiliation.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D003481:Cuspid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D007214:Indonesia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014070:Tooth