Provider: Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic

TY  - JOUR
JO  - Anthropologie (Brno)
TI  - The Distribution of Calculus Deposits in Dentitions from Ancient Ecuador
AU  - Ubelaker DH
AU  - Freire JA
Y1  - 2005
VL  - 43
IS  - 1
PB  - Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic
SN  - 0323-1119
SP  - 13
EP  - 22
KW  - Dental calculus distribution
KW  - Buccal
KW  - Lingual
KW  - Ancient Ecuador
KW  - Prehistoric
KW  - Historic
KW  - Oral hygiene
KW  - Diet
KW  - Coca
N2  - 
N2  - This paper presents new findings on dental calculus distribution obtained from archaeological samples collected since the 1970s in Ecuador, South America, from sites encompassing a time span of more than 7000 years (6250 BC to AD 1940), including Preceramic to Late Historic Periods. The patterns observed are in marked contrast with those reported from modern clinical samples. Results show a temporal shift in calculus deposition patterns in the highlands, possibly reflecting changes in oral hygiene and diet over time. No evidence was detected of an association between location patterns of dental calculus and coca use in these ancient Ecuadorian samples.
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