Toothpicking and periodontal disease in a Neanderthal specimen from Cova Foradà site (Valencia, Spain).

Toothpicking and periodontal disease in a Neanderthal specimen from Cova Foradà site (Valencia, Spain).

We present a Neanderthal maxilla (CF-1) from Cova Foradà site (Oliva, Valencia, Spain) with periodontal disease and evidence of attempts to alleviate pain with the use of a toothpick. Two interproximal grooves have been found on the distal surfaces of the upper left Pm(3) and M(1) of CF-1 maxilla. T...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marina Lozano, Maria Eulàlia Subirà, José Aparicio, Carlos Lorenzo, Gala Gómez-Merino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24146934/?tool=EBI

Similar Items

Similar Items