Periodontal health and the lifecourse approach in bioarchaeology

• Päätekijät: Alexandra Tuggle (Tekijä), James Watson (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: Dental Anthropology Association, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Aiheet: article
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Healthy periodontal tissues are essential to maintaining attachment, stability, and retention of teeth. The concept of 'health' is problematic however and includes both physical and psycho-social characteristics. The challenge for bioarchaeologists is defining what physical expression begi...