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Oral Pathological Conditions in Early Postcontact Guale, St. Catherines Island, Georgia

Weinrich, Kendra S
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587568057924649

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2020, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Anthropology.
Situated within the broader context of oral health preceding and proceeding Spanish contact, documentation of oral pathological conditions in Guale individuals from the pre-Spanish mission Fallen Tree site, St. Catherines Island, Georgia, provides a record of oral health during initial Spanish contact. Oral pathological conditions, including dental caries, periodontal disease (PD), antemortem tooth loss (AMTL), and abscesses, reflect the outcome of multifaceted behavioral and biological circumstances and provide insight into individual and community-based oral health trends. This thesis tests the hypotheses that age-at-death, sex, and/or tooth class correlate directly with presence and severity of dental caries, PD, AMTL, and abscesses in Guale individuals (n=56) from Fallen Tree. Situated in the larger context of Guale oral health, this thesis predicts higher rates of oral pathological conditions in the Fallen Tree community and declining oral health during Spanish contact. Results from chi-square analyses revealed significant relationships between: 1) age and all oral pathology; 2) sex and dental caries and PD; and 3) tooth class and dental caries and AMTL. Results from a binomial logit generalized linear model revealed significant relationships between sex and dental caries by tooth (p≤0.05). These findings demonstrate variable rates and severity of oral pathological conditions among Fallen Tree individuals with overall declines in oral health compared to precontact communities that continued after Spanish mission establishment.
Clark Larsen (Advisor)
58 p.
Archaeology; Human Remains

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  • Weinrich, K. S. (2020). Oral Pathological Conditions in Early Postcontact Guale, St. Catherines Island, Georgia [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587568057924649

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Weinrich, Kendra. Oral Pathological Conditions in Early Postcontact Guale, St. Catherines Island, Georgia. 2020. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587568057924649.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Weinrich, Kendra. "Oral Pathological Conditions in Early Postcontact Guale, St. Catherines Island, Georgia." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587568057924649

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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