The casts of Pompeii: Post-depositional methodological insights.

The casts of Pompeii bear witness to the people who died during the Vesuvius 79 AD eruption. However, studies on the cause of death of these victims have not been conclusive. A previous important step is the understanding of the post-depositional processes and the impact of the plaster in bones, two issues that have not been previously evaluated.

[Dental and salivary alterations in patients with liver cirrhosis: a study of 100 cases].

Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the existence of differences in dental status and in quantitative and qualitative salivary values between 100 patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) and a group of controls.

Material And Methods: We analyzed the number of carious, missing and filled teeth. Also the unstimulated (UWS) and stimulated whole saliva flow rates (SWS) were determined, along with the stimulated parotid saliva flow rate (PSS) and the concentration in both UWS and SWS of sodium, potassium, total proteins and immunoglobulin A (IgA).

Dental findings in patients with liver cirrhosis. A study of 100 cases.

A study was made of the dental findings in 100 patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) by examining the number of carious, missing and filled teeth. A significantly greater number of carious and missing teeth were observed in the patients with cirrhosis than in a control group of 50 healthy individuals. In the LC group, caries were found to affect more teeth in those patients with alcohol-induced LC than in those with liver disease of other causes.