Figure 1. Periodontal disease observed in skeletons from the Edo period. (IMAGE)

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Figure 1. Periodontal disease observed in skeletons from the Edo period.

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Periodontal bone defects and dental calculus were observed in skeletons and several teeth from the Edo period, respectively.

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Department of Periodontology, TMDU

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