Exploring the potential of dental calculus to shed light on past human migrations in Oceania [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe Pacific islands and Island Southeast Asia have experienced multiple waves of human migrations, providing a case study for exploring the potential of ancient microbiomes to study human migration. We perform a metagenomic study of archaeological dental
Irina M. Velsko +22 more
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BMC Oral Health, 2020 Background While hand and ultrasonic scalers are the primary tools used for the removal of dental calculus in periodontal treatment, many studies have shown that they also damage the enamel surface.
Yuka Sato +7 more
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Metagenomic analysis of dental calculus in ancient Egyptian baboons [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2019 Dental calculus, or mineralized plaque, represents a record of ancient biomolecules and food residues. Recently, ancient metagenomics made it possible to unlock the wealth of microbial and dietary information of dental calculus to reconstruct oral ...
Bramanti, Barbara +7 more
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An unusual presentation of dental calculus.
J Indian Soc Periodontol, 2019 Calculus is a mineralized bacterial plaque that is formed on natural teeth surfaces where there is constant supply of saliva. Dental calculus is commonly seen over the buccal surfaces of maxillary molars and lingual surfaces of mandibular anterior teeth where the salivary duct opens into the oral cavity.
Balaji VR, Niazi TM, Dhanasekaran M.
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A proof of principle investigation of a novel enzyme formulation on dental calculus deposition: a 4-week randomized human clinical trial [PDF]
BMC Oral HealthBackground The dissolution of dental calculus, safely and at home, is among the more challenging issues facing the over-the-counter healthcare industry. Pontis Biologics, Inc.
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Direct evidence of plant consumption in Neolithic Eastern Sudan from dental calculus analysis [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe Neolithic communities of Eastern Sudan combined intensive pastoralism with plant exploitation as their main subsistence strategies. However, to date, it remains unclear which plant species were part of the human diet during the Neolithic.
Giusy Capasso +4 more
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Ancient dental calculus reveals oral microbiome shifts associated with lifestyle and disease in Great Britain. [PDF]
Nat Microbiol, 2023 Gancz AS +12 more
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Quantitative metaproteomics of medieval dental calculus reveals individual oral health status
Nature Communications, 2018 Mineralized plaque, or dental calculus, is a valuable reservoir of the ancient oral microbiome. Here, the authors use quantitative metaproteomics to analyze the dental calculus of 21 individuals from a medieval cemetery, identifying human and microbial ...
Rosa R. Jersie-Christensen +11 more
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The evidential value of dental calculus in the identification process. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Lisman D +6 more
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Dental calculus - oral health, forensic studies and archaeology: a review. [PDF]
Br Dent J, 2022 Dental calculus is recognised as a secondary aetiological factor in periodontal disease, and being a prominent plaque retentive factor, it is routinely removed by the dental team to maintain oral health.
Forshaw R.
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