Aspects of teeth from archaeologic sites in Sweden and Denmark

Authors

  • Verner Alexandersen Laboratory of Biological Anthropology, Panum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark; Dept. of Pedodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Goeteborg University, and Public Dental Service, Goeteborg, and Dept. of Forensic Odontology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; and Zentrum fuer Zahn-, Mund und Kieferheilkunde/Bereich Erfurt and Zentrum fue r Vaskulae re Biologie und Medizin Erfurt, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitae t Jena, Erfurt, Germany
  • Jörgen G. Norén Laboratory of Biological Anthropology, Panum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark; Dept. of Pedodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Goeteborg University, and Public Dental Service, Goeteborg, and Dept. of Forensic Odontology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; and Zentrum fuer Zahn-, Mund und Kieferheilkunde/Bereich Erfurt and Zentrum fue r Vaskulae re Biologie und Medizin Erfurt, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitae t Jena, Erfurt, Germany
  • Ingrid Hoyer Laboratory of Biological Anthropology, Panum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark; Dept. of Pedodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Goeteborg University, and Public Dental Service, Goeteborg, and Dept. of Forensic Odontology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; and Zentrum fuer Zahn-, Mund und Kieferheilkunde/Bereich Erfurt and Zentrum fue r Vaskulae re Biologie und Medizin Erfurt, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitae t Jena, Erfurt, Germany
  • Wolfram Dietz Laboratory of Biological Anthropology, Panum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark; Dept. of Pedodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Goeteborg University, and Public Dental Service, Goeteborg, and Dept. of Forensic Odontology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; and Zentrum fuer Zahn-, Mund und Kieferheilkunde/Bereich Erfurt and Zentrum fue r Vaskulae re Biologie und Medizin Erfurt, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitae t Jena, Erfurt, Germany
  • Gunnar Johansson Laboratory of Biological Anthropology, Panum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark; Dept. of Pedodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Goeteborg University, and Public Dental Service, Goeteborg, and Dept. of Forensic Odontology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; and Zentrum fuer Zahn-, Mund und Kieferheilkunde/Bereich Erfurt and Zentrum fue r Vaskulae re Biologie und Medizin Erfurt, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitae t Jena, Erfurt, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1080/000163598423009

Abstract

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine ground sections of primary second molars and permanent first molars from the same jaws. Teeth from 11 individuals were collected from archaeologic sites in Sweden and Denmark. Longitudinal buccolingual sections were examined in a polarization light microscope and in a Philips scanning electron microscope (SEM). The seven teeth from Sweden appeared to have been subjected to environmental influences at their burial site, which had affected both the dentin and the enamel. The teeth from the Danish sites had a normal color, and no disintegration of the dentin was seen. The general morphologic appearance was normal in all primary and permanent teeth. The position of the neonatal line indicated a normal full-term gestational age. The observed accentuated incremental lines in both the primary and permanent enamel suggested periods of dietary changes, possibly related to periods of illness. SEM images of the surface area of the Swedish teeth showed an extremely porous enamel surface with severe changes in the prism structure as an effect of acid penetration. The Danish teeth did not show any marked changes in the enamel.

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Published

1998-01-01

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 1 (1998): Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

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