An Unusual Etruscan Gold Dental Appliance from Poggio Gaiella, Italy: Fourth in a Series

Among the 20 known ancient dental prostheses from Etruscan archaeological contexts in an unusual example that was recovered for Poggio Gaiella, Italy. The form and construction technique used in making the Poggio Gaiella piece suggests that it was used as a restraining band to hold loose teeth in pl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marshall Joseph Becker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Anthropology Association 1996-05-01
Series:Dental Anthropology
Online Access:http://journal.dentalanthropology.org/index.php/jda/article/view/226/208