Abstract:

In the excavations in Iasos (Kiyikislacik/ Mugla) which from 1979 to 1987 field seasons skeleton remains belong to 230 individuals were found in the Byzantine church near The Basilica. The only 143 individuals of these skeletons have got jaws and teeth remains. Of total 1491 teeth, 117 (7,85%) belong to decidious teeth and 1374 (92,15%) to permanent teeth. Of the permanent teeth, 73 belong to children, 443 to female, 850 to male and 8 to undefined adults. In this study which examined oral health in the human skeletal population of Iasos, have been puposed ration analysis of caries, dental attrition, abscesses, periodontal diseases (alveolus bone loss and calculus), hypoplasia, AMTL (antemortem tooth loss), and the results for Iasos population are compared to other Anatolian societies, so the oral health profile of Iasos population has been designated. In Iasos population, 96,87% dental attrition, 5,38% caries, 2,1% abscess, 50,8% calculus, 85% alveolar bone lose, 13,87% AMTL and 15,43% enamel hypoplasia are observed. When compared to other Anatolian populations in Iasos population, the results have shown that the percentages for dental attrition and caries are relatively lower, percentages for abscess, AMTL and enamel hypoplasia are relatively mean, calculus and alveolar bone lose are relatively higher. On the other hand, distribution of these for the upper jaws (maxillae) and the lower jaws (mandibulae) and also for teeth types searched thoroughly. When dental attrition and AMTL are mean, caries and calculus are higher in lower teeth and alveolar tooth lose, abscess and enamel hypoplasia are higher in upper teeth. Dental attrition and calculus are relatively higher on the incisors; this is also true for caries, alveolar bone lose, abscess and AMTL on the molars, enamel hypoplasia on the canines. Furthermore, the distributions of the dental pathologies according to the genders and also to biological age groups are studied. Dental pathologies such as dental attrition, caries, calculus, abscess and AMTL are especially higher in the females. The percentages for dental attrition, caries, calculus, alveolar bone lose, abscess and AMTL have increased in parallel with increase of biological age. Among the decidious teeth 94,87% dental attrition, 3,42% caries, %17,04 calculus and 39,32% enamel hypoplasia are observed.

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