title: A case of canine hypodontia in an early Croatian cemetery Strance-Gorica.
abstract: In the old Croatian cemetery Strance-Gorica in the Vinodol region, dating from the 9th to 11th century, osteological parts of the upper and the lower jaws with teeth were found, besides some other archeological finds. Data processing in dentistry regarding a possible presence of hypodontia was carried out on archeological finds (skeletal remains) on 27 persons available for the research. Only one case of canine hypodontia was found and described. In the remaining 26 persons no case of hypodontia was found on the relicts of the upper and lower jaws nor in other teeth groups. The frequency of hypodontia in the old Croatian cemetery Strance-Gorica was 3.7, which corresponds to the frequency of this anomaly in the 20th century population of Croatia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Croatia. tomislav.cabov@medri.hr
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cabov
authors.forename: Klaudija
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomljenović
authors.forename: Asja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Legović
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kovac
authors.forename: Berislav
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Perić
authors.forename: Davor
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jokić
mesh_terms: D000848:Anodontia / Q000266:history*; D017523:Croatia; D003481:Cuspid / Q000002:abnormalities*; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D010161:Paleodontology