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      Sex differentials in caries frequencies in Medieval London.

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          Tooth decay is one of the most common oral infections observed in skeletal assemblages. Sex differentials in caries frequency are commonly examined, with most studies finding that females tend to have a higher frequency of carious lesions (caries) compared to males. Less research has examined differences in caries between males and females with respect to age in past populations. Findings from living populations indicate that caries frequencies are higher in females, at least in part, because of the effects of estrogen and pregnancy. We are interested in the interaction of age, sex, and caries in medieval London, during a period of repeated famines, which might have exacerbated underlying biological causes of caries sex differentials.

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          Journal
          Arch. Oral Biol.
          Archives of oral biology
          Elsevier BV
          1879-1506
          0003-9969
          Mar 2016
          : 63
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, United States. Electronic address: walterbs@email.sc.edu.
          [2 ] Department of Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, United States.
          [3 ] Centre for Human Bioarchaeology, Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN, United Kingdom.
          Article
          S0003-9969(15)30095-9
          10.1016/j.archoralbio.2015.11.024
          26669215
          8c3efc92-225f-4f63-afb0-7a4f20c808ab
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          Caries,Medieval London,Oral health,Sex differentials
          Caries, Medieval London, Oral health, Sex differentials

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