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5 - Pattern of Human Cementum Deposition with a Special Emphasis on Hypercementosis

from Part I - The Biology of Cementum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2022

By
Emmanuel d’Incau ,
Bruno Maureille  and
Christine Couture-Veschambre
Edited by
Stephan Naji ,
William Rendu  and
Lionel Gourichon
Stephan Naji
Affiliation:
New York University
William Rendu
Affiliation:
University of Bordeaux (CNRS)
Lionel Gourichon
Affiliation:
Université de Nice, Sophia Antipolis
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Summary

The teeth are an ideal medium for recording information on the evolution, diet, age, lifestyle, culture, social behavior, and activities of populations. The general health of an individual or a group can also be assessed by studying bucco-dental pathologies that concern the enamel, the dentin, the alveolar bone, and the cementum. However, structural changes in this last tissue are barely discernible and are much less studied than changes in other tissues. The main objective of this chapter is to review the pattern of human cementum deposition with a special emphasis on hypercementosis. The first part is devoted to present the physiological factors that modulate cementum continuous apposition. The second part is dedicated to the pathological factors that are likely to disturb growth. The last part explores a particular growth pattern of cementum, hypercementosis, and its significance in past populations.

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Cementumhypercementosisdental pathologies
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Dental Cementum in Anthropology , pp. 94 - 109
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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