Nicola M, Stiebitz R
Anthropol Anz. 1979 Oct;37(3):182-203.
The detailed examination of the masticating apparatus of 18 skulls from the Middle Bronze Age in Pitten (Lower Austria) revealed numerous pathological findings of the teeth. Most remarkable were frequency and extent of dental abrasions. In addition to it, indications on inflammatory processes in the marginal parodontium were obtained, combined with partly immense formations of concrements on the surfaces of the teeth. The incidence of dental caries was relatively low. Abnormal positions of the teeth and pathological processes concerning the development of dentition as well as the eruption of the wisdom teeth could be observed repeatedly. Conclusions on insufficiences of the oral hygiene in this time follow especially from the concrement findings and from the inflammatory reactions of the marginal parodontium.
对来自下奥地利州皮滕的18具青铜时代中期头骨咀嚼器官的详细检查发现了众多牙齿的病理特征。最显著的是牙齿磨损的频率和程度。此外，还发现了边缘牙周组织炎症过程的迹象，同时牙齿表面部分形成了大量牙垢。龋齿的发生率相对较低。还能反复观察到牙齿的异常位置以及与牙列发育和智齿萌出有关的病理过程。关于这个时期口腔卫生不足的结论尤其来自牙垢发现以及边缘牙周组织的炎症反应。
