Dental enamel defects in German medieval and early-modern-age populations.

Aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and type of developmental defects of enamel (DDE) in a medieval and an early-modern-age population from Thuringia, Germany. Sixty-six skeletons subdivided into 31 single burials (12/13 c.) and 35 individuals buried in groups (15/16 c.