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Studies on the temporomandibular joints of an eighteenth‐century London population (Spitalfields)
Author(s) -
WHITTAKER D. K.,
JONES J. W.,
EDWARDS P. W.,
MOLLESON T.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1990.tb01397.x
Subject(s) - condyle , sexual dimorphism , attrition , temporomandibular joint , anatomy , population , orthodontics , articular surface , dentistry , biology , medicine , zoology , environmental health
Summary The mandibular condyles and glenoid fossae of 93 adult skulls of known age at death were studied in skeletons exhumed from the crypt of Christ Church, Spitalfields, London. Antero‐posterior and mesio‐lateral dimensions were recorded, as were the shapes together with form and surface changes. In addition, the teeth present and the extent of occlusal attrition were noted. There was sexual dimorphism in the mesio‐lateral size of the condyle, and although ante‐mortem tooth loss was higher than in previously studied Romano‐British skulls, form and surface changes of the condyle were less marked. It is concluded that tooth loss is not the main factor involved in remodelling of the condyle.