Periodontal disease and ‘oral health’ in the past: new insights from ancient Sudan on a very modern problem.
As one of today’s major oral health issues, periodontal disease affects populations worldwide. Here, methods used to record its past prevalence are reviewed, including the problems associated with the use of measurements to record bone loss. Clinical and bioarchaeological research offers strong supp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dental Anthropology Association
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Dental Anthropology |
| Online Access: | http://journal.dentalanthropology.org/index.php/jda/article/view/288/276 |