Periodontal health and the lifecourse approach in bioarchaeology

Healthy periodontal tissues are essential to maintaining attachment, stability, and retention of teeth. The concept of ‘health’ is problematic however and includes both physical and psycho-social characteristics. The challenge for bioarchaeologists is defining what physical expression begins to affe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexandra Tuggle, James Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Anthropology Association 2019-07-01
Series:Dental Anthropology
Online Access:http://journal.dentalanthropology.org/index.php/jda/article/view/289/274