title: Proposal of a data collection form to record dento-alveolar features--application to two Roman skeletal samples from Italy.
abstract: Bones and teeth are an important source of information about the lifestyle, health status and dietary habits of past populations. Modifications and lesions of the periodontal tissues also provide information about the health status and behavior of an individual or of an ancient population. In this paper a method to record some dento-alveolar features of both deciduous and permanent teeth is described. The forms that we propose make it easy to record the data in a Microsoft Excel sheet. The form for adults has been applied to two Roman Imperial age skeletal samples from northern Italy - Casalecchio di Reno (II-V c. AD, Bologna) and Emilia Romagna, and central Italy - Quadrella (I-IV c. AD, Isernia, Molise).
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Evolutionary Biology, Anthropology Unit, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. belcastro@alma.unibo.it
authors.forename: Maria Giovanna
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Belcastro
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mariotti
authors.forename: Fiorenzo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Facchini
authors.forename: Benedetta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bonfiglioli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000266:history*; D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000379:methods*; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010161:Paleodontology / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000266:history*