Multiple traumatic dental injuries: a case report in a young individual from the Samnitic necropolis of Opi Val Fondillo (VI-V century BC; Central Italy) |
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Authors: | Joan Viciano,Sandra Ló pez-Lá zaroDeneb Teresa Cesana,Ruggero D&rsquo AnastasioLuigi Capasso |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Legal Medicine, Toxicology and Physical Anthropology, Medicine Faculty, University of Granada, Avenida de Madrid, 11, Granada 18012, Spain b Laboratory of Anthropology, State University “G. D’Annunzio”, University Museum, Chieti 66100, Italy |
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Abstract: | Traumatic dental injuries, although apparently rare in archaeological populations, can be found under certain circumstances affecting the dentition in a variety of ways. This paper contributes to the paleopathology literature by reporting one case of dental trauma. Evidence for differentiating antemortem/perimortem dental trauma from postmortem damage is presented, and it is suggested that these injuries were sustained due to an accidental fall, supported by the morphology, location and extension of the injuries and characterization of the impact. These data provide a valuable information for a reconstruction of past behaviors in the Samnitic necropolis of Opi Val Fondillo (VI-V century BC; Central Italy). |
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Keywords: | Dental paleopathology Dental trauma Tooth fracture Accidental fall Opi Val Fondillo |
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