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Dental developmental defects due to mercurial treatment in a child from Late Middle Age Getap (Armenia)
Anahit Yu. Khudaverdyan
; Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Science, Republic of Armenia
Husik A. Melkonyan
; Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Science, Republic of Armenia
Inessa A. Karapetyan
; Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Science, Republic of Armenia
Hasmik Z. Margaryan
; Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Science, Republic of Armenia
Sažetak
The morphology of teeth can vary due to genetic factors, infectious diseases and other environmental stresses. In the past, treatment of congenital syphilis with mercury also interrupted dental processes. This resulted in very different dental characteristics. An incomplete skeleton of a 3–4-year-old child with suspected congenital syphilis was found in the Getap Monument in Armenia. One child had remarkable dental anomalies due to mercury treatment. The left 1st and 2nd molars (not erupted) are consistent with Hutchinson's descriptions and illustrations of the types of abnormalities that can result from mercury treatments. The case presented provides evidence of some of the highest levels of mercury recorded in osteoarcheological remains to date, making the individual the youngest patient documented in the palaeopathological literature to show signs of mercury treatment.
Ključne riječi
Armenia; Late Middle Age; Getap; congenital syphilis
Hrčak ID:
324754
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Datum izdavanja:
23.12.2024.
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