Pulp Stones Prevalence in a Historical Sample from Radom, Poland (ad 1791-1811)

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ID4659677
AutoresJ Tomczyk (0000-0002-0605-665X, Department of Biological Anthropology Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University Warsaw Poland, autor correspondente), Anna Turska‐Szybka (0000-0003-0248-6625, Medical University of Warsaw), Marta Zalewska (0000-0002-8163-961X, Medical University of Warsaw), D Olczak-Kowalczyk (0000-0002-1567-3844, Medical University of Warsaw), D Olczak‐kowalczyk (Department of Pediatric Dentistry Medical University of Warsaw Warsaw Poland)
Ano2017
Volume27
Fascículo4
Páginas563-572
Data de publicação2017-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.2579
OpenAlexW2565285136
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas32

This paper provides an investigation of pulp stones in a sample drawn from the historical population of Radom, Poland, dating to between ad 1791 and 1811. This study seeks to determine the frequency of pulp stones, and assess the association between pulp stones and sex, age, dental caries, and dental wear. A total of 780 teeth from 121 adult individuals of both sexes (45 females, 76 males) were examined. Analysis was limited to molars. The average age-at-death of each individual was estimated. Total wear scores across the molars were calculated for each individual. Pulp stones were identified by a portable dental X-ray machine. Pulp stones were found in 94 of 121 individuals and in 273 of 780 molars. No statistically significant correlation was found between pulp stones and age-at-death (p = 0.7625) and sex (p = 0.0915), but a significant relationship was found between pulp stones and dental wear (p < 0.0001) and dental caries (p = 0.0016). Our study found that molars affected by highly advanced dental wear were significantly more often accompanied by pulp stones than molars that had experienced limited wear. Similarly, significant correlations were observed for dental caries. It means that pulp stone formation appears to have been contingent upon the irritation of the tooth crown by factors such as forces acting on the tooth crown leading to dental wear or dental caries. Copyright (c) 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Molar · Pulp capping · Tooth wear · dental development and anomalies · Dentistry · Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Orthodontics