TARSUS (MAKAM CAMİ) İNSANLARINDA AĞIZ VE DİŞ SAĞLIĞI

Ozet: Bu calismada, Tarsus Makam Cami Son Cemaat yerinde yapilan kurtarma kazisindan ele gecen ve 18.-19. yuzyila tarihlendirilen eriskin bireylere ait toplam 37 cene ve 210 daimi dis paleopatolojik acidan incelenmistir. Tarsus Makam Cami eriskinlerinin daimi dislerinde ve cenelerinde, dis asinmasi (% 95,37), dis curugu (% 28,09), hipopilazi (% 14,29), distasi (% 50,95), apse (% 1,67), alveol kaybi (% 64,86) ve olum oncesi (antemortem) dis kaybi (% 12,78) gibi lezyonlar saptanmistir. Elde edilen veriler, farkli zamanlarda ve farkli cografik ortamlarda yasamis diger eski Anadolu toplumlari ile karsilastirilmis, incelenen toplumda ozellikle dis curugu ve distasi gibi lezyonlar bircok topluma gore daha yuksek oranda kaydedilmistir. Alveol kaybi orani da yuksektir. Fakat bu lezyon, karsilastirilan toplumlarin bircoguna yakin degerler vermektedir. Tarsus elverisli topraklari nedeniyle tarimin oldukca yogun yapildigi bir bolgedir. Tarsus eriskinlerinin daimi dislerinde saptanan yuksek dis curugu ve distasi oranlari, bu bolgedeki tarimsal yasam bicimini desteklemektedir. Ayni zamanda yuksek alveol kaybi ve distasi olusumu, incelenen bireylerin agiz hijyenlerine cok da dikkat etmediklerini dusundurmektedir. Anahtar Kelimeler : Tarsus, 18.-19. Yuzyil, Dis ve Cene Patolojisi, Agiz Sagligi. Abstract: In this study, with the total of 37 jaw and 210 permanent teeth of adult individuals dating back to 18th-19th century has been recovered from the excavations in the narthex of the Tarsus Authorithy Mosque and examined in terms of paleopathology. Lessions such as tooth wear (% 95,37), tooth decay (% 28,09), hypoplasia (% 14,29), calculus (% 50,95), abscess (% 1.67 on), alveolar loss (% 64,86) and pre-death (antemortem) tooth loss (% 12,78) is found on the permanent teeth and in the jaw of adults in Tarsus Mosque. The data obtained is compared with other ancient Anatolian populations who lived in the different times and in different geographical environments, lesions such as dental caries and calculus was recorded higher in the surveyed community than in many of the other populations. Alveolar bone loss rate is also high. However, this lesion value is very close to many of the compared community values. Tarsus is a region where agriculture is done intensively due to it's arable soil. Tartar and tooth decay in the permanent teeth of Tarsus adults detected at high rates encourages the agricultural way of life in the region. At the same time, high alveolar bone loss and the formation of dental calculus individuals suggests that individuals examined did not pay much attention to their oral hygiene. KeyWords: Tarsus, 18th- 19th Century, Dental and Jaw Pathology, Oral health.