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Oral Health at Baldwin Hall Cemetery

 

Teeth Affected by Dental Caries by Sex. This figure shows the percentage of teeth, organized by sex, affected by dental caries. Of interest is the high prevalence of teeth from female skeletons with dental caries, suggesting women had poorer oral health than men.

  

Comparative Data: Individuals Affected by Dental Caries. This figure shows the percentage of observable individuals affected by at least one tooth with dental caries from the Old Athens Cemetery and the comparative populations. The results show that enslaved Africans had lower prevalence of dental caries than several other contemporary sites across the US.