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Dental mutilations among villagers in Central Java and Bali
Author(s) -
Pindborg J. J.,
Möller I. J.,
Effendi I.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1975.tb00306.x
Subject(s) - medicine , java , maxillary central incisor , dentistry , computer science , programming language
In Central Java and on the island of Bali 779 and 437 villagers respectively were examined for dental mutilations. In Java 81.1 % of the males and 99.2 % of the females showed dental mutilations in the form of grinding the incisal and vestibular surfaces of the maxillary incisors and canines. In Bali, the figure for males was 91.3 % and for females 96.6 %. In Java as well as on the island of Bali most of the mutilations had been subjected to artificial staining. The authors have found a relief in the temple of Borobudur, built about 800 A. D., possibly depicting the performance of a dental mutilation.