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Pathology of the Mandibles and Maxillae from Archaeological Context: Discrepancy between Diagnoses Obtained by External Inspection and Radiological Analysis
Marija Djurić
Zoran Rakočević
Sažetak
The goal of this research was to investigate the type and frequency of mandibular and maxillary lesions that could not
be diagnosed relying solely on external macroscopic observation. The sample comprised of 189 maxillae and 182 mandibles
from a late-medieval graveyard. The material was examined both macroscopically and radiologically, using traditional
X-ray facilities, orthopantomographs, and a dental X-ray unit. The total number of lesions detected by radiography
was 103, with the majority of them (90.3%) showing no external macroscopic features. The most frequently detected
diseases were periodontal inflammatory lesions (64.1%), followed by developmental anomalies of the teeth (22.3%). The
results of this study revealed that radiography allowed the detection of many underlying pathological lesions of the jaws
that otherwise were not detected through external macroscopic examination.
Ključne riječi
maxilla; mandible; radiography; jaw diseases; skeletal remains
Hrčak ID:
27379
URI
Datum izdavanja:
10.4.2007.
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