Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine, Policlinico di Bari Hospital, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11 70124, Bari, Italy.
Anthropol Anz. 2022 Aug 25;79(4):475-480. doi: 10.1127/anthranz/2022/1547.
The aim of this paper was to analyse post-mortem dental records of a collection of 93 skeletal remains exhumed from the ossuary of Bari Municipal Cemetery, Apulia, Italy. These skeletal remains belonged to Slavic soldiers deported in 1941 during World War II in two Italian concentration camps and who died in 1946-1947. A total number of 1949 teeth were analysed according to the American Board of Forensic Odontology and the WHO methods. The majority of the victims were men (95%) between the age of 18 and 62. The results showed the dental health situation of a population of soldiers of World War II, in particular the high rate of caries (35%), periodontal disease (61%), and dental wear (65%) according to the high stress level of the soldiers during the armed conflict and the subsequent deportation. This is the first study reported in literature that analyses the effects of war and deportation on soldiers' pathological conditions of the oral cavity. This analysis also confirmed the usefulness of teeth for anthropological and forensic research thanks to their high resistance and preservation even after post-mortem modifications and different environmental factors.
本文旨在分析从意大利普利亚巴利市公墓太平间挖掘出的 93 具骨骼遗骸的尸检牙科记录。这些骨骼遗骸属于在第二次世界大战期间于 1941 年被驱逐并于 1946-1947 年死亡的斯拉夫士兵。根据美国法医牙科学会和世界卫生组织的方法，共分析了 1949 颗牙齿。大多数受害者为男性（95%），年龄在 18 至 62 岁之间。结果显示了二战时期士兵群体的口腔健康状况，尤其是高龋齿率（35%）、牙周病（61%）和牙齿磨损（65%），这表明士兵在武装冲突期间和随后的驱逐过程中承受了高压力。这是文献中首次报道的分析战争和驱逐对士兵口腔病理状况影响的研究。这项分析还证实了牙齿在人类学和法医学研究中的有用性，因为即使在死后变化和不同的环境因素的影响下，牙齿仍然具有很高的耐受力和保存性。
