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Maxillary abnormality in the medieval Blessed friar Egidio from Laurenzana (Basilicata, southern Italy)

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ID12371574
AuthorsR D''Anastasio (0000-0001-5508-2419, Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences “G. d'Annunzio” University of Chieti–Pescara Chieti Italy), J Cilli (0000-0002-2030-9027, Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences “G. d'Annunzio” University of Chieti–Pescara Chieti Italy, corresponding author), J Viciano (0000-0001-7575-557X, Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences “G. d'Annunzio” University of Chieti–Pescara Chieti Italy), Luigi Capasso (0000-0002-7120-9624, Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences “G. d'Annunzio” University of Chieti–Pescara Chieti Italy)
Year2021
Volume32
Issue1
Pages267-275
Publication date2021-10-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.3061
OpenAlexW3211040911
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited62

Blessed Egidio was a revered Catholic friar who lived in Basilicata (southern Italy) between the 15th and 16th centuries A.D. His natural mummy is preserved in the Mother Church of Laurenzana, the village where he lived. During the recent restoration and conservation of the relic, palaeopathological analysis was carried out. This revealed osteolytic lesions that affected the maxillary bones, as two injuries that were different in morphology and size that distinctly afflicted the right and left maxillae. The macroscopic and radiographic appearance of the lesion on the right maxilla and its proximity to the right premolar tooth that showed periapical granuloma suggest a diagnosis of an inflammatory odontogenic cyst (radicular cyst). The second lesion, of the left maxilla, was non‐specific and might have been the consequence of an inflammatory process. Odontogenic cysts are common in modern human populations but have been poorly described to date in ancient populations. The case of Blessed Egidio represents a new and rare case diagnosed in the field of palaeopathology

Cyst · Lesion · Maxilla · Paleopathology · Pathology · Premolar · Radicular Cyst · dental development and anomalies · Dentistry · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology · Anatomy

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