DENTAL ANTROPOLOJİK ÇALIŞMALARDA MİKRO AŞINMA ANALİZLERİYLE BESLENME ALIŞKANLIKLARININ BELİRLENMESİ

Year 2025, Issue: 36, 123 - 134, 30.06.2025

Serpil Özdemir Özbey

Abstract

Vücudun tüm etkenlere karşı en dayanıklı parçaları olan dişler, uzun yıllar bozulmadan korunabilmektedir; dolayısıyla da birçok dental antropolojik çalışmada önemli veri kaynakları olarak dişlerden yararlanılmaktadır. Canlıların dişleri, onların sağlık yapıları konusunda bilgiler barındırdığı gibi, bu dişlerin detaylı analizleriyle beslenme rejimleri, çevresel ilişkileri ve kültürel yapılarıyla ilgili veriler de elde edilmektedir. Son zamanlarda, dişlerin mine tabakasında gözle görülebilen yıpranmalar şeklinde tanımlanan makro aşınmaların yanı sıra çiğneme yüzeyi üzerinde oluşan mikro aşınma izleri de titizlikle değerlendirilmektedir. Dişlerdeki mikro aşınma izleri; ağza alınan besinlerin içerikleri, sertlikleri, boyutları ve çiğneme kuvveti gibi konulara ilişkin veriler sunmaktadır. Taramalı Elektron Mikroskobu kullanılarak gerçekleştirilen bu çalışmalarda, dişlerin çiğneme yüzeylerini oluşturan fasetler üzerinde farklı değişkenler kullanılarak ayrıntılı bir değerlendirme yapılmaktadır. Elde edilen bulgulardan, ilgili toplumu oluşturan bireylerin yaşamlarını sürdürdükleri dönemdeki besinleri, besinlerin içerikleri, besinleri hazırlama teknikleri ve tüketme şekilleri hakkında bilgiler edinilmektedir. Ayrıca gerçekleştirilen bu çalışmalarla; yaş, cinsiyet, makro aşınma izleri gibi faktörlerin mikro aşınma izlerine etkileri de araştırılmaktadır. Ancak bu alanda yapılan çalışmaların az sayıda olması gelecekte bu alanda daha fazla araştırmaya yapılmasını gerekli kılmaktadır.

Keywords

Mikro Aşınma , Makro Aşınma , Faset , Yaş , Cinsiyet

DETERMINING DIETARY HABITS THROUGH MICROWEAR ANALYSES IN DENTAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDIES

Abstract

Being the most resistant parts of the body against all factors, teeth can be preserved intact for many years; therefore, teeth are used as important data sources in many dental anthropological studies. The teeth of living organisms contain information about their health and data regarding their diet, environmental relations and cultural structures can be obtained through detailed analysis of these teeth. Recently, in addition to macrowear, which is defined as visible wear on the enamel layer of the teeth, microwear marks on the chewing surface have also been meticulously evaluated. Microwear scars on teeth provide data on the contents, hardness, size and chewing force of the food taken into the mouth. In these researches with Scanning Electron Microscopy, the facets that make up the chewing surfaces of the teeth are evaluated in detail using different variables. Via such findings, information is obtained about the foods, nutrient contents, food preparation techniques and consumption patterns of the individuals of the relevant community during their lifetime. In addition, these studies also investigate the effects of factors such as age, gender, macrowear scars on microwear scars. However, the relatively low number of studies in this field warrants further research in this area in the future.

Keywords

Microwear , Macro Wear , Facet , Age , Sex

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