A rare severe enamel defect on an upper pig molar from an early in Prague (Czech Republic) - short communication

Teegen, Wolf-Rüdiger und Kyselý, René (2016): A rare severe enamel defect on an upper pig molar from an early in Prague (Czech Republic) - short communication. In: Veterinarski Arhiv, Bd. 86, Nr. 2: S. 273-285

Abstract

The present communication describes the case of an approx. 9 month old pig from the early medieval fortress Vysehrad in Prague (Bohemia, Czech Republic). It showed an exceptionally severe enamel defect (plane-form hypoplasia) in the upper half of the crown of a right upper first molar. The plane-form defect was probably triggered by short-term disturbances of the enamel matrix secretion. After a period of approximately 1.5 or 2 months, normal enamel secretion may be assumed. Such strong hypoplasia is extremely rare in osteo-archaeological records. Regarding the age of the pig in question, the enamel defect could have been caused by problems during or after birth and/or during weaning.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Kulturwissenschaften > Department für Kulturwissenschaften und Altertumskunde
• Themengebiete: 900 Geschichte und Geografie > 900 Geschichte
• ISSN: 0372-5480
• Sprache: Englisch