"The findings gave a unique understanding of life and death in this early Christian Viking community and indicated that it was common to suffer from dental caries, tooth loss, infections of dental origin and tooth pain. These Vikings also manipulated their teeth through filing, tooth picking and other occupational behaviors."

Bertilsson C, Vretemark M, Lund H, Lingström P (2023) Caries prevalence and other dental pathological conditions in Vikings from Varnhem, Sweden. PLOS ONE 18(12): e0295282. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295282 #OpenAccess #OA #Research #Article #Science #Archaeology #Archaeodons #Sweden #Vikings #Europe #Academia #Academic @archaeodons @science