Dentalno zdravlje stanovnika sahranjenih na lokalitetu Begov Most – Staničenje

Abstract

Zubi su, kao najčvršća komponenta u ljudskom organizmu, otporniji na dekompoziciju i tafonomske faktore u odnosu na ostali koštani materijal. Analiza zubnog materijala iz arheološkog konteksta pruža obilje informacija o zdravlju analizirane individue, ali i cele populacije, o sličnostima i razlikama u vrsti i načinu ishrane, kao i razlikama u odnosu na individualnu starost, pol, socijalni status, kako unutar jedne populacije, tako i između dve i više populacija, kroz različite periode. U radu će biti prikazano dentalno zdravlje stanovnika sahranjenih na kasnoantičkoj nekropoli Begov Most – Staničenje (okolina Pirota). Tokom istraživanja 2014. i 2015. godine konstatovane su 132 grobne celine. Za analizu je bilo dostupno 128 skeleta, od kojih su 92 individue imale očuvani dentalni materijal (1.448 mlečnih i stalnih zuba). Posebna pažnja je usmerena na učestalost pojave karijesa, zaživotnog gubitka zuba, kamenca i periapikalnog apscesa, u celoj populaciji, kao i na razlici između starosnih i polnih kategorija. Rezultati su pokazali da skoro u svim ispitivanim kategorijama individue ženskog pola imaju najveću učestalost dentalnih oboljenja, što se poklapa i sa rezultatima dobijenim u ostalim delovima Rimskog carstva, ali i u drugim istorijskim periodima.

Teeth, as the strongest component in the human body, are more resistant to decomposition and taphonomic factors compared to other bone material. The analysis of dental material from an archaeological context provides an abundance of information about the health of the analysed individual, but also of the entire population, about similarities and differences in the type and manner of nutrition, as well as differences in relation to individual age, gender, social status, both within one population and between two or more populations, through different periods. This paper will present data on the dental health of the population buried at the Late Antique necropolis of Begov Most – Staničenje (vicinity of Pirot). During the research in 2014 and 2015, 132 grave units were identified. A total of 128 skeletons were available for analysis, out of which 92 individuals had preserved dental material (1448 deciduous and permanent teeth). A special attention was given to the frequency of caries, ante mortem tooth loss, calculus and periapical abscess, in the entire population, as well as the difference between the age and sex categories. The results showed that in almost all of the examined categories, female individuals had the highest frequency of dental diseases, which coincides with the results obtained in other parts of the Roman Empire, as well as in other historical periods.