Teeth Tell the Story of People Who Didn't Get Enough Sunshine Centuries Ago (IMAGE)

McMaster University

Teeth Tell the Story of People Who Didn't Get Enough Sunshine Centuries Ago

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These are the teeth of a healthy modern adult. Note: Black areas (marbled) are calcospherites that have failed to fuse due to vitamin D deficiency. The main concentrations are indicated by white circles. The modern adult exhibits healthy homogeneous dentin.

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Reused from Journal of Archeological Science, 2016, with permission from Elsevier

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