Analysis of dental caries in the Yangshao population at the Qingtai site, Zhengzhou city

doi:10.16359/j.1000-3193/AAS.2021.0023

Abstract

Abstract:

This paper focuses on the prevalence of dental caries in the Neolithic Yangshao population from the Qingtai site, Zhengzhou city, Henan Province. A total of 1913 teeth and 91 individuals were included in this study. The individual caries rate of Qingtai group is 71.43%, and the caries rate of teeth is 13.38% which rises to 17.03% after correction. Females had a higher caries rate than males, which may be attributed to the physiological changes during pregnancy, food preference and labor division between different sex groups. The caries rate of maxilla is higher than that of mandible; besides, molars and occlusal surfaces were more prone to dental caries than other teeth and locations. Compared with other Neolithic populations in China, Qingtai people presented a relatively higher caries rate. This phenomenon suggests that their diet may contain a large amount of carbohydrates, which can also be associated with the developed millet farming in this region during the Yangshao culture period. In addition, the regional differences of dental caries rate among the Neolithic agricultural populations in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River may be related to the complexity of the caries etiology and the differences of cultural features as well as lifestyles.

Key words: Qingtai site, Yangshao culture, Dental caries, Dietary, Millet farming

CLC Number:

Q983

YUAN Haibing, GU Wanfa, WEI Qingli, WU Qian, DING Lanpo, CAO Doudou. Analysis of dental caries in the Yangshao population at the Qingtai site, Zhengzhou city[J]. Acta Anthropologica Sinica, 2022, 41(02): 226-237.

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组别Gender group	总人数(n)	患龋人数 with caries(n)	患龋比with caries(%)
男Male	42	30	71.43%
女Female	40	32	80%
不详Unknown	9	3	33.33%
总计Total	91	65	71.43%

组别Gender group	总人数(n)	患龋人数 with caries(n)	患龋比with caries(%)
男Male	42	30	71.43%
女Female	40	32	80%
不详Unknown	9	3	33.33%
总计Total	91	65	71.43%

年龄Age	总人数(n)	患龋人数 with caries(n)	患龋比with caries(%)
婴儿Infant	1	0	0
幼儿Children	4	1	25%
少儿Juvenile	3	1	33.33%
青年Young	5	1	20%
壮年Prime-aged	42	32	76.19%
中年Middle-aged	33	27	81.82%
老年Older	1	1	100%
成年Adults	2	2	100%
总计Total	91	65	71.43%

年龄Age	总人数(n)	患龋人数 with caries(n)	患龋比with caries(%)
婴儿Infant	1	0	0
幼儿Children	4	1	25%
少儿Juvenile	3	1	33.33%
青年Young	5	1	20%
壮年Prime-aged	42	32	76.19%
中年Middle-aged	33	27	81.82%
老年Older	1	1	100%
成年Adults	2	2	100%
总计Total	91	65	71.43%

组别Groups	牙齿数 Teeth number(n)	龋病数 Caries number(n)	等级Degree
组别Groups	牙齿数 Teeth number(n)	龋病数 Caries number(n)	I	II	III	IV
男Male	952	117	12	46	10	49
女Female	810	141	17	45	10	69
不详Unknown	151	15	0	7	1	7
总计Total	1913	273	29	98	21	125
婴儿Infant	16	0	0	0	0	0
幼儿Children	68	2	0	2	0	0
少儿Juvenile	60	6	0	1	1	4
青年Young	144	4	1	3	0	0
壮年Prime-aged	943	124	17	48	6	53
中年Middle-aged	645	122	11	36	13	62
老年Older adults	8	7	0	3	1	3
成年Adults	29	8	0	5	0	3
总计Total	1913	273	29	98	21	125