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Alveolar bone loss in wild baboons
Author(s) -
Hildebolt Charles F.,
PhillipsConroy Jane E.,
Jolly Clifford J.,
Schaeffer Jeffrey
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1098-2345
pISSN - 0275-2565
DOI - 10.1002/ajp.1350290107
Subject(s) - cementoenamel junction , dental alveolus , alveolar crest , etiology , baboon , juvenile , crest , medicine , dentistry , biology , pathology , ecology , molar , physics , quantum mechanics
Radiograph‐based methods were used to assess alveolar bone loss in 12 juvenile and 18 adult baboons ( Papio hamadryas , sensu lato) living in the Awash National Park, Ethiopia. Alveolar bone loss, as measured from the cementoenamel junction to the alveolar crest, averaged about 1 mm in juveniles and about 1.5 mm in adults. Densitometry of alveolar bone from the radiographs provides a baseline for comparisons with other adult baboons. Periodontal disease surveys of baboon populations using such methods may identify potential etiological agents. Such knowledge may contribute to a better understanding of periodontal disease etiology in humans. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.