Searching for a relationship between the elemental composition of archaeological bones and the occurrence of caries.

IF 2.7 Q1 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE Dental and Medical Problems Pub Date : 2024-07-22 DOI:10.17219/dmp/186623
Paweł Dąbrowski, Wioletta Nowaczewska, Dominika Domagała, Marzena Styczyńska, Joanna Grzelak, Hubert Szyller, Cyprian Olchowy, Michał Kulus
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Background: Although the macroscopic assessment of dental caries and the assessment of bone elemental composition are quite different, efforts can be made to identify commonalities in the assessment of health and nutritional quality. Both indicators are correlated with dietary habits and are dependent on taphonomic processes occurring in the postmortem substrate. However, teeth exhibit structural resilience of their hard tissues to adverse environmental factors.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to establish a correlation between the elemental composition of bones and the presence of carious lesions.

Material and methods: The study material consisted of the following skeletal parts: 161 permanent teeth from 36 individuals and bridge fragments of 36 ribs. The presence of caries was assessed visually using a modified International Caries Detection & Assessment System (ICDAS II) scale. The rib samples were subjected to elemental analysis (zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba)) using spectroscopic methods.

Results: The odontological and chemical analyses did not reveal any statistically significant relationships between the Ca/P diagenesis index and dental features. Postmortem tooth loss showed a weak correlation with the diagenesis index.

Conclusions: Discoloration, cracks and flaking of the dental crown surfaces may be associated with the intensity of Ca/P diagenesis. However, no significant correlation was found between these phenomena. Among other elements, only Zn levels exhibited a correlation with the caries index.

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寻找考古骨骼元素组成与龋齿发生之间的关系。
背景:虽然对龋齿的宏观评估和对骨元素组成的评估大相径庭,但在评估健康和营养质量方面可以努力找出共性。这两项指标都与饮食习惯相关,并依赖于死后基质中发生的岩土工程学过程。然而,牙齿的硬组织对不利环境因素表现出结构上的复原力:材料和方法:研究材料包括以下骨骼部分:来自 36 个个体的 161 颗恒牙和 36 根肋骨的骨桥碎片。龋齿的存在情况采用改良的国际龋齿检测与评估系统(ICDAS II)量表进行目测评估。采用光谱法对肋骨样本进行了元素分析(锌(Zn)、铁(Fe)、镁(Mg)、钙(Ca)、磷(P)、锶(Sr)、钡(Ba)):结果:牙体学和化学分析未发现钙/磷成因指数与牙齿特征之间有任何统计学意义上的显著关系。死后牙齿脱落与成因指数的相关性较弱:结论:牙冠表面的变色、裂缝和剥落可能与 Ca/P 成岩作用的强度有关。结论:牙冠表面的变色、裂纹和剥落可能与 Ca/P 成岩作用的强度有关,但这些现象之间没有发现明显的相关性。在其他元素中,只有锌的含量与龋坏指数相关。
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