A dental study comparing age estimations of the human remains from the Swedish warshipVasa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12371551 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sigrid I Kvaal (0000-0002-3825-9048, University of Oslo), Ebba M During (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 170-181 |
| Publication date | 1999-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199905/06)9:3<170::aid-oa470>3.0.co;2-a |
| OpenAlex | W2077391002 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 9 |
The great Swedish warship Vasa capsized and sank in Stockholm harbour on her maiden voyage in 1628. The ship was raised from the seabed in 1961 and skeletal remains were recovered from at least 25 individuals, with teeth and jaws from 17 of them. The skeletal material was odontologically examined, including dental radiographs. Teeth lost both ante-mortem and post-mortem were recorded and variations in tooth anatomy noted. Acquired changes were recorded including enamel hypoplasia, attrition, dental caries and periodontal recession. Age estimations based on a separate odontological study, osteological changes and tooth attrition had been made in 1989. Ages were estimated additionally by three non-destructive dental methods based on (a) the length of the apical translucent zone, (b) selected measurements both on intact teeth and from ratios on dental radiographs and (c) ratios of the length and width measurements on dental radiographs from selected teeth. Several sources of post-mortem changes had been observed, among them vivianite in 33 teeth from four individuals. The results of the dental examination showed that few teeth had been lost ante-mortem, there was a low caries rate and little loss of periodontal attachments. With few exceptions, there is fairly good agreement between the different methods of estimating age. Age estimates based on dental attrition were, however, significantly different from the other dental methods and age estimates calculated from apical translucency ought to be regarded with scepticism due to post-mortem changes. The chronological ages of the victims will never be known, but age estimates based on all the age-markers available will probably reach a fairly close approximation. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Age groups · Attrition · Crown (dentistry · Dental anatomy · Enamel hypoplasia · Enamel paint · Osteology · Tooth crown · dental development and anomalies · Dental Trauma and Treatments · Dentistry · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Anatomy · Demography · Orthodontics
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2018 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |