Pipe indulgence
Under a Pfeifenusur (also: pipe hole , pipe smoker hole ) is understood in the dentistry one by abrasion caused tooth defect on teeth caused by the years of holding a tobacco pipe between the teeth of the upper and lower jaw is obtained.
Pipe fittings are round gaps in the dentition. They arose from the intensive smoking of pipes with clay mouthpieces. As a rule, four teeth in the anterior region are affected, the grinding of which forms an almost circular gap. Clay mouthpieces were used in the early days of smoking in Europe. Pipe usage can be detected on the bites of modern skeletons.
Pipe holes in the teeth of a skull from the 18th century. Brandenburg State Archaeological Museum
Theo the pipe smoker's teeth with their characteristic tooth gaps. Natural History Museum Basel
Web links
- Mass grave discovered in Stralsund's old town , Der Spiegel, May 20, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ^ NA Partsch, NA Williger, NA Hauptmeyer: Handbook of Dentistry: The surgical diseases of the oral cavity of the teeth and jaws . Springer-Verlag, March 13, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-90965-8 , p. 63.
- ^ Fragments of clay pipes , Archäologisches Museum Basel, 2010