Toothpicking and periodontal disease in a Neanderthal specimen from Cova Foradà site (Valencia, Spain).

We present a Neanderthal maxilla (CF-1) from Cova Foradà site (Oliva, Valencia, Spain) with periodontal disease and evidence of attempts to alleviate pain with the use of a toothpick. Two interproximal grooves have been found on the distal surfaces of the upper left Pm(3) and M(1) of CF-1 maxilla. T...

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Autores principales:	Marina Lozano, Maria Eulàlia Subirà, José Aparicio, Carlos Lorenzo, Gala Gómez-Merino
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a760a1a1ff474808bb386f7e95a5c5072021-11-18T08:50:46ZToothpicking and periodontal disease in a Neanderthal specimen from Cova Foradà site (Valencia, Spain).1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0076852https://doaj.org/article/a760a1a1ff474808bb386f7e95a5c5072013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24146934/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203We present a Neanderthal maxilla (CF-1) from Cova Foradà site (Oliva, Valencia, Spain) with periodontal disease and evidence of attempts to alleviate pain with the use of a toothpick. Two interproximal grooves have been found on the distal surfaces of the upper left Pm(3) and M(1) of CF-1 maxilla. The location, morphology and size of the grooves coincide with other interproximal grooves found on the teeth of other fossil specimens. Heavy dental wear and periodontal disease would have caused the Cova Foradà Neanderthal specimen pain and discomfort, which the individual attempted to mitigate using some kind of dental probe.Marina LozanoMaria Eulàlia SubiràJosé AparicioCarlos LorenzoGala Gómez-MerinoPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 10, p e76852 (2013)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Marina Lozano Maria Eulàlia Subirà José Aparicio Carlos Lorenzo Gala Gómez-Merino Toothpicking and periodontal disease in a Neanderthal specimen from Cova Foradà site (Valencia, Spain).
description	We present a Neanderthal maxilla (CF-1) from Cova Foradà site (Oliva, Valencia, Spain) with periodontal disease and evidence of attempts to alleviate pain with the use of a toothpick. Two interproximal grooves have been found on the distal surfaces of the upper left Pm(3) and M(1) of CF-1 maxilla. The location, morphology and size of the grooves coincide with other interproximal grooves found on the teeth of other fossil specimens. Heavy dental wear and periodontal disease would have caused the Cova Foradà Neanderthal specimen pain and discomfort, which the individual attempted to mitigate using some kind of dental probe.
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author	Marina Lozano Maria Eulàlia Subirà José Aparicio Carlos Lorenzo Gala Gómez-Merino
author_facet	Marina Lozano Maria Eulàlia Subirà José Aparicio Carlos Lorenzo Gala Gómez-Merino
author_sort	Marina Lozano
title	Toothpicking and periodontal disease in a Neanderthal specimen from Cova Foradà site (Valencia, Spain).
title_short	Toothpicking and periodontal disease in a Neanderthal specimen from Cova Foradà site (Valencia, Spain).
title_full	Toothpicking and periodontal disease in a Neanderthal specimen from Cova Foradà site (Valencia, Spain).
title_fullStr	Toothpicking and periodontal disease in a Neanderthal specimen from Cova Foradà site (Valencia, Spain).
title_full_unstemmed	Toothpicking and periodontal disease in a Neanderthal specimen from Cova Foradà site (Valencia, Spain).
title_sort	toothpicking and periodontal disease in a neanderthal specimen from cova foradà site (valencia, spain).
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/a760a1a1ff474808bb386f7e95a5c507
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Toothpicking and periodontal disease in a Neanderthal specimen from Cova Foradà site (Valencia, Spain).

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