Dental effects of diet and coca-leaf chewing on two prehistoric cultures of northern Chile

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 475-489

  Langsjoen, Odin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antemortem tooth loss; Attrition; Caries; Cementoenamel junction; Coca leaves

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; CHILE; COCA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENTAL CARIES; DIETARY INTAKE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASTICATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADULT; CHILE; COCA; DENTAL CARIES; DIET; FEMALE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PALEODONTOLOGY; PERIODONTITIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TOOTH ATTRITION; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 0030456350     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199612)101:4<475::AID-AJPA3>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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