Stigmata of Congenital Syphilis on a High Status Juvenile at Yuguë, Oaxaca, Mexico

Stigmata of Congenital Syphilis on a High Status Juvenile at Yuguë, Oaxaca, Mexico

Presented here is a case study from Mesoamerica whose dentition resembles the dental stigmata of others who have been described as having congenital syphilis. Found with a green stone bracelet, this child was likely a high-status member of a pre-Colombian population from the Pacific Coast of Oaxaca,...

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Main Authors: Arion T Mayes, Anamay Melmed, Sarah Barber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Anthropology Association 2009-10-01
Series:Dental Anthropology
Online Access:http://journal.dentalanthropology.org/index.php/jda/article/view/93/68
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spelling doaj-75a29972b68d402f803e2580e93ab8652021-08-18T00:27:26ZengDental Anthropology AssociationDental Anthropology1096-94112009-10-012237384https://doi.org/10.26575/daj.v22i3.93Stigmata of Congenital Syphilis on a High Status Juvenile at Yuguë, Oaxaca, MexicoArion T Mayes0Anamay Melmed1Sarah Barber2Department of Anthropology, San Diego State UniversityDepartment of Anthropology, San Diego State UniversityDepartment of Anthropology, University of Central FloridaPresented here is a case study from Mesoamerica whose dentition resembles the dental stigmata of others who have been described as having congenital syphilis. Found with a green stone bracelet, this child was likely a high-status member of a pre-Colombian population from the Pacific Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico (late Terminal Formative Period, 150 BCE – CE 250). While taphonomic changes precluded in-depth observations of the skeleton, dental traits such as plane-like hypoplastic defect and Fournier’s molars are described and compared to previous studies. Additionally, a two-tier system is introduced for describing dental malformations that may suggest either environmental variation in the bacterial assault or in host response.http://journal.dentalanthropology.org/index.php/jda/article/view/93/68
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author Arion T Mayes
Anamay Melmed
Sarah Barber
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Anamay Melmed
Sarah Barber
Stigmata of Congenital Syphilis on a High Status Juvenile at Yuguë, Oaxaca, Mexico
Dental Anthropology
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Anamay Melmed
Sarah Barber
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title Stigmata of Congenital Syphilis on a High Status Juvenile at Yuguë, Oaxaca, Mexico
title_short Stigmata of Congenital Syphilis on a High Status Juvenile at Yuguë, Oaxaca, Mexico
title_full Stigmata of Congenital Syphilis on a High Status Juvenile at Yuguë, Oaxaca, Mexico
title_fullStr Stigmata of Congenital Syphilis on a High Status Juvenile at Yuguë, Oaxaca, Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Stigmata of Congenital Syphilis on a High Status Juvenile at Yuguë, Oaxaca, Mexico
title_sort stigmata of congenital syphilis on a high status juvenile at yuguë, oaxaca, mexico
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series Dental Anthropology
issn 1096-9411
publishDate 2009-10-01
description Presented here is a case study from Mesoamerica whose dentition resembles the dental stigmata of others who have been described as having congenital syphilis. Found with a green stone bracelet, this child was likely a high-status member of a pre-Colombian population from the Pacific Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico (late Terminal Formative Period, 150 BCE – CE 250). While taphonomic changes precluded in-depth observations of the skeleton, dental traits such as plane-like hypoplastic defect and Fournier’s molars are described and compared to previous studies. Additionally, a two-tier system is introduced for describing dental malformations that may suggest either environmental variation in the bacterial assault or in host response.
url http://journal.dentalanthropology.org/index.php/jda/article/view/93/68
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