目的:利用标准化的临床兽医方法来分析一系列罗马犬上颌骨和下颌骨的牙齿健康,并将结果与现代临床数据进行比较。
方法:来自瑞士和德国三个考古遗址的28只幼犬和成年犬的头骨,可追溯到罗马时期。
方法:进行标准化检查,其中包括用于诊断口腔病理学和估计死亡年龄的度量射线照相评估。在一个案例中,进行CT分析。
结果:估计的平均死亡年龄在3到4岁之间。牙齿骨折,牙周病,不重要的牙齿的存在,样本中发现了短头头骨。意外地注意到牙齿吸收。
结论:该研究为罗马时代狗的牙齿健康提供了有价值的见解。与现代狗相比,在这项研究中检查的罗马犬似乎寿命较短,但病理性牙齿疾病的发生率很高。而疾病模式与现代狗非常相似。发现了具有明显短脑特征的狗。
结论:这项初步研究是首次使用标准化的临床检查和记录技术从考古环境中评估狗的牙齿健康。它提供了对罗马时代狗的牙齿健康的见解,并提供了可以启动跨人群研究的数据。
结论:考古遗址的样本量和地理位置有限。
■随后的标准化研究,最好在尽可能多的罗马帝国地区,被推荐。
OBJECTIVE: To utilize standardized clinical veterinary methods to analyze dental health in a series of Roman dog maxillae and mandibles and to compare results to modern clinical data.
METHODS: 28 skulls of juvenile and adult dogs from three archaeological sites in Switzerland and Germany dating to the Roman period.
METHODS: Standardized examination was carried out, which included metric radiographic assessment to diagnose oral pathology and estimate age at death. In one case, CT analysis was undertaken.
RESULTS: The estimated average age at death was between three and four years old. Tooth fracture, periodontal disease, the presence of non-vital teeth, and brachycephalic skull form were found in the sample. Tooth resorption was unexpectedly noted.
CONCLUSIONS: The
study provides valuable insights into the dental health of dogs in the Roman era. Compared to modern dogs, Roman dogs examined in this
study appear to have a shorter lifespan but display a high rate of pathological dental disease, while disease patterns were very similar to those of modern dogs. Dogs with pronounced brachycephalic features were found.
CONCLUSIONS: This pilot
study is the first to use standardized clinical examination and recording techniques to assess dental health in dogs from archaeological contexts. It provides insight into the dental health of Roman era dogs and offers data upon which cross-populational studies can be initiated.
CONCLUSIONS: The sample size and geographic location of the archaeological sites were limited.
UNASSIGNED: Subsequent standardized studies, preferably in as many different Roman Empire regions as possible, are recommended.