Dept of Anatomy, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Yongon-dong, Chongno-Gu, South Korea.
Arch Oral Biol. 2010 Jul;55(7):535-40. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2010.04.004. Epub 2010 May 4.
Prevalence and distribution of dental caries in medieval Korean society were evaluated.
Two thousand and nine hundred teeth samples of 126 individuals collected from 16th to 18th century Korean tombs.
Preservation status of sample was good. The prevalence of ante- and postmortem tooth loss was 4.4% and 14.2%, respectively. The total caries prevalence was 3.9%. The tooth surface most frequently affected by dental caries was occlusal (4.5%), followed by approximal (2.1%), buccal (1.5%), and lingual (1.1%) surfaces.
The prevalence of dental caries in Joseon Dynasty skeleton collection was lower than have been found in other collections of similar chronology. The low consumption of refined sugar in medieval Korean society might be a possible explanation, though the technical limitations inherent in such comparison studies preclude definitive conclusions.
评估中世纪朝鲜社会的龋齿患病率和分布情况。
从 16 至 18 世纪朝鲜古墓中收集了 126 人的 2900 颗牙齿样本。
样本保存状况良好。生前和死后牙齿缺失的患病率分别为 4.4%和 14.2%。总的龋齿患病率为 3.9%。受龋齿影响最严重的牙齿表面是咬合面（4.5%），其次是邻面（2.1%）、颊面（1.5%）和舌面（1.1%）。
在朝鲜王朝骨骼收集品中发现的龋齿患病率低于其他具有相似年代的收集品。中世纪朝鲜社会精制糖的低消耗可能是一个可能的解释，尽管这种比较研究中存在技术限制，无法得出明确的结论。
