Dates, caries, and early tooth loss during the iron age of Oman

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 333-343

  Nelson, Greg C ^a   Lukacs, John R ^a   Yule, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b Deutsche Mus Archaologische Oman M   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antemortem tooth loss; Arabian peninsula; Dental caries formation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE AGE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; DENTAL CARIES; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MOLAR TOOTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE;

EID: 0032977879     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8644(199903)108:3<333::aid-ajpa8>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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