Adli dental antropoloji:Dental antropoloji açısından Minnetpınarı ve Güllüdere toplumlarının dişlerinin karşılaştırmalı analizi
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2007
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Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
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This study has to main purposes. The first one is to compare the findings acquired from investigating teeth of the societies of Güllüdere and Minnetpınarı with the societies dated back to various periods of Anatolia. Another purpose of the study is to emphasize that the findings acquired from a anthropological material can be utilized in the establishment of identity in Judicial Sciences. Teeth, almost the smallest part of the human body, provide us with significant information regarding the people and the societies they belong to. Teeth, with this information they have, not only lighten the past but they will lead our way on establishing the identities in the disasters that we currently experience. 325 deciduous teeth and 3242 permanent teeth were examined under the scope of the study. 325 deciduous and 1634 permanent teeth that belong to the societies of Güllüdere (Iron Age), Güllüdere (Middle Age) and Minnetpınarı (Middle Age) were examined in pathological and variational terms. In order to identify the significance of the teeth measurements in forensic studies, it was discussed whether to use the data acquired by comparing the permanent teeth measurements of adults of Minnetpınarı and Güllüdere (Middle Age) societies with 1618 permanent teeth measurements that belonged to the current sample group in gender estimation. As a result of the studies made, hyppoplasia in adults was identified as 11,9 % in Güllüdere societies dated back to Middle Age, 21 % in Minnetpınarı societies. Although these to data seemed to be close to each other, the lesion was found out to be higher in the male individuals of Minnetpınarı society when gender comparison was made. Teeth abrasion in Gulludere and Minnetpınarı Middle Age societies were found to have low values when compared with some other societies of the same age. When the two societies under the scope of the investigation were compared in individual terms, it wasconcluded that abrasion in women of Minnetpınarı society was a lot more. When examined in terms of cavity, there is no meaningful difference among the societies. The societies were examined in terms of tartar and loss of alveololus, which are among the important indicators of dental health, and found out that in both societies loss of alveolus is high, which demonstrates that dental health of these societies were not in good condition. Despite the high amount of loss of alveolus, that the rate of tartar was low put forward a possibility of a damage in materials during the cleaning operations. In the study, while the number of individuals that can determine a closing relationship in both societies are different, prognati inferior in individuals of Güllüdere and prognati superior in individuals of Minnetpınarı society were detected. It was found out the rates of root variations and tooth loss were not different from each other. The tooth length (MD) and tooth thickness (BL) measurements examined in the teeth of Güllüdere and Minnetpınarı societies dated back to Middle Age and current societies were compared to some societies that lived in Anatolia. It was found out that there was a reduction in MD and BL measurements. While it was expected that the results of the Gulludere and Minnetpinari societies dated back to the same period were closeri it was observed that the values attained from Minnetpinari societies were closer to the measurement values of the current societies In the paleanthropological assessment of Güllüdere soicety, the individuals were found out to be slimmer (Sevim et all. ,2006) and this shows the reason of the difference among the measurements. This conclusion shows that in forensic anthropological studies, the reliability of the gender identification done by making use of merely the tooth measurements is low. We are of the opinion that the measurement analysis, pathologies and data acquired by variations made in the study will contribute to the rapidly growing forensic anthropology and forensic odontology studies.
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Adli dental antropoloji, Dental antropoloji, Minnetpınarı, Güllüdere