Dental Indicators, Health and Food Diversity in Spain

  1. López Martínez, Belén 3
  2. García Vázquez, Eva 1
  3. Dopico Rodríguez, Eduardo Vicente 2
  1. 1 Departamento de Biología Funcional de la Universidad de Oviedo, España
  2. 2 Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Oviedo, España
  3. 3 Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas de la Universidad de Oviedo, España
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Book:
Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Research and well-being research

Publisher: Springer Science

ISBN: 978-3-031-17298-4,  978-3-031-17299-1

Year of publication: 2023

Pages: 1725–1732

Type: Book chapter

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17299-1_4138 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The type and frequency of pathological conditions of teeth were compared between the Medieval Age (eleventh to fifteenth centuries) and the Modern era (sixteenth to eighteenth centuries), analyzing skeletal remains from ancient cemeteries of north Iberia (Spain). The aim of the investigation was to assess the health impact of the introduction of new food resources into the Spanish diet in the early Modern Age. The results suggest a positive influence of increased diversity of nutritional resources, mainly due to intercontinental (America-Europe) trade.