A RESEARCH ON THE ORAL AND DENTAL HEALTH OF DARA ANC?ENT C?TY POPULAT?ON ?N THE LATE ROMAN PER?OD

Abstract

The aim of the study to determine the dental health of the Late Roman Period of Dara Ancient City of skeletal population of teeth belonging to individuals. It is also to determine the place of society among other old Anatolian Population in terms of dental and oral health. For this aim, a total of 1386 permanent teeth of the Dara Ancient City were examined in terms of paleopathological. As a result of the evaluations made Tooth wear of the society of Dara Ancient City is moderate. Decay of tooth is higher in female than male and this is significant in terms of statistically. The high value of dental calculus and loss of alveolar which is one indicator of dental health shows that not good dental health of population. When dental calculus is compared between genders, there is a statistically significant difference. Dental calculus was more detected in male individuals than female individuals. Distribution of Hypoplasia has a high value in population. When rate of Hypoplasia which is between the genders is compared, it is higher in male individuals than female individuals. This difference is significant in terms of statistically. Evaluations of paleopathological shows that before Society of Dara Ancient City consume foods, they undergo a specific treatment after make flour soften, they cooked and their nutritional structure is similar to the traditional agricultural population.