title: [Pathology and dental morphology of a prehispanic human skull from eastern Venezuela: identification of the central tuberculum].
abstract: The study describes a prehispanic skull with numerous pathologies and dental traits from "El Cuartel", an archeological site of northeastern Venezuela. The following pathologies are discussed in their historical contexts are described: dental caries, malocclusion, hiperdontia, rotation of the incisors, and periodontal abscess. Several dental morphological characteristics are also described: shovel shaped incisors, the dimension of the teeth (megadontia), and the presence of the "tuberculum centrale". The latter is a unique morphological characteristic whose function is unknown, and whose frequency is very low; until now, it has apparently only been observed in japanese and chinese populations.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: de Berrizbeitia
mesh_terms: D001641:Bicuspid / Q000473:pathology; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American; D010164:Paleopathology; D014070:Tooth / Q000473:pathology*; D014687:Venezuela
vernacular_title: Patologías y morfología dental de un craneo humano prehispánico del oriente de Venezuela: identificación del tubérculo central.