Regurgitation erosion as a possible cause of tooth wear in ancient British populations.
Clinically, in modern populations, tooth wear can be differentiated into three main types--attrition, abrasion and erosion, acting either separately or together. Anthropologists generally have not recognized erosion as a factor affecting the teeth of past populations. This study compares the patterns of wear known to be associated with erosion in present-day dental patients with those found in some British, pre-Conquest, skeletons. It is concluded that erosion may have been a major factor causing the extensive tooth wear in some 20 of 151 individuals.
Robb
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Department of Operative Dentistry, Dental School, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
Cruwys
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Smith
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000473:pathology; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010161:Paleodontology; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000266:history; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history