Dental health in Roman dogs: A pilot study using standardized examination methods

IF 1.3 3区 地球科学 Q3 PALEONTOLOGY
Monika Schernig-Mráz , Anne L. Grauer , Gottfried Morgenegg
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Abstract

Objective

To utilize standardized clinical veterinary methods to analyze dental health in a series of Roman dog maxillae and mandibles and to compare results to modern clinical data.

Materials

28 skulls of juvenile and adult dogs from three archaeological sites in Switzerland and Germany dating to the Roman period.

Methods

Standardized examination was carried out, which included metric radiographic assessment to diagnose oral pathology and estimate age at death. In one case, CT analysis was undertaken.

Results

The estimated average age at death was between three and four years old. Tooth fracture, periodontal disease, the presence of non-vital teeth, and brachycephalic skull form were found in the sample. Tooth resorption was unexpectedly noted.

Conclusion

The study provides valuable insights into the dental health of dogs in the Roman era. Compared to modern dogs, Roman dogs examined in this study appear to have a shorter lifespan but display a high rate of pathological dental disease, while disease patterns were very similar to those of modern dogs. Dogs with pronounced brachycephalic features were found.

Significance

This pilot study is the first to use standardized clinical examination and recording techniques to assess dental health in dogs from archaeological contexts. It provides insight into the dental health of Roman era dogs and offers data upon which cross-populational studies can be initiated.

Limitations

The sample size and geographic location of the archaeological sites were limited.

Suggestions for further research

Subsequent standardized studies, preferably in as many different Roman Empire regions as possible, are recommended.

罗马犬的牙齿健康:一项使用标准化检查方法的试点研究。
目的:利用标准化的临床兽医方法分析一系列罗马犬上颌骨和下颌骨的牙齿健康状况,并将结果与现代临床数据进行比较。材料:28个幼年和成年狗的头骨,来自瑞士和德国的三个考古遗址,可追溯到罗马时期。方法:进行标准化检查,包括测量放射学评估,以诊断口腔病理和估计死亡年龄。在一个案例中,进行了CT分析。结果:估计平均死亡年龄在3至4岁之间。在样本中发现了牙齿骨折、牙周病、非重要牙齿和短头颅骨。意外发现牙齿吸收。结论:这项研究为了解罗马时代狗的牙齿健康状况提供了宝贵的见解。与现代狗相比,这项研究中检查的罗马狗似乎寿命更短,但患病理性牙科疾病的几率很高,而疾病模式与现代狗非常相似。发现了具有明显短头特征的狗。意义:这项试点研究首次使用标准化的临床检查和记录技术,从考古角度评估狗的牙齿健康状况。它提供了对罗马时代狗的牙齿健康的深入了解,并提供了可以启动跨人群研究的数据。局限性:考古遗址的样本量和地理位置有限。进一步研究的建议:建议进行后续的标准化研究,最好是在尽可能多的不同罗马帝国地区进行。
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CiteScore
2.90
自引率
25.00%
发文量
43
期刊介绍: Paleopathology is the study and application of methods and techniques for investigating diseases and related conditions from skeletal and soft tissue remains. The International Journal of Paleopathology (IJPP) will publish original and significant articles on human and animal (including hominids) disease, based upon the study of physical remains, including osseous, dental, and preserved soft tissues at a range of methodological levels, from direct observation to molecular, chemical, histological and radiographic analysis. Discussion of ways in which these methods can be applied to the reconstruction of health, disease and life histories in the past is central to the discipline, so the journal would also encourage papers covering interpretive and theoretical issues, and those that place the study of disease at the centre of a bioarchaeological or biocultural approach. Papers dealing with historical evidence relating to disease in the past (rather than history of medicine) will also be published. The journal will also accept significant studies that applied previously developed techniques to new materials, setting the research in the context of current debates on past human and animal health.
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