Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: This study describes a Byzantine craniumfrom an archaeological site in Jordan (Khirbit Yajuz).This case study illustrates severity of the multiple dentalpathologies encountered and speculates on the causeof death. The 21-yers-old female of this study sufferedmultiple dental abscesses, where the accumulated pusreached the nasal cavity and the maxillary sinusesthrough a large fistula, probably causing septicemia thatmay have caused her early death. This case was selectedfrom among similar cases from the site, and it illustratesan extreme, progressive state of caries and the absenceof dental hygiene.
Source: Dental Anthropology Journal
Author: Abdulla Al-Shorman
Institution: Yarmouk University
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2906920351