Prevalence of Dental Enamel Hypoplasia in the Neolithic Site of Wadi Shu'eib in Jordan

A study of Neolithic Pre-Pottery B materials from Wado Shu'eib revealed that 38.40% of the examined teeth have dental enamel hypoplasia (DEH). Sixty percent of the anterior teeth exhibit DEH while only 21.40% of the posterior have the defect. The most affected teeth are the maxillary central in...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Salah El-Din Al-Abbasi, Issa Sarie'
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Anthropology Association 1997-05-01
Series:Dental Anthropology
Online Access:http://journal.dentalanthropology.org/index.php/jda/article/view/208/190