Medicine

G. Maat, E. A. Velde

1987.12.1International Journal of Anthropology

DOI: 10.1007/bf02443988

tlooto Summary

The results confirmed the proposition that the rise in caries incidence from (pre-) medieval times on, was associated with an ongoing fall of dental attrition, and strongly suggest a competitive relationship between progress of caries and attrition.

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MAAT, G.; VELDE, E. A. The caries-attrition competition. International Journal of Anthropology, 1987, 2: 281–292.