Publications by authors named "Emy Gentile"
Objective: To assess the prevalence of chronic otitis media in the medieval rural site of Pieve di Pava (central Italy) by analysing pathological changes in auditory ossicles and to investigate specific risk factors responsible for middle ear inflammation in a rural environment.
Materials: A total of 224 ossicles from 119 individuals (20 pre-adults and 99 adults) were examined.
Methods: Stereomicroscopic observation was used to evaluate osteoclastic and osteoblastic COM-related bone changes.