Labrets in Africa and Amazonia: medical implications and cultural determinants.

Garve, Roland; Garve, Miriam; Türp, Jens C; Meyer, Christian G

Garve, Roland; Garve, Miriam; Türp, Jens C; Meyer, Christian G.

Affiliation

Garve R; Center for Natural and Cultural History of Man, Danube Private University, Krems, Austria.
Garve M; Department of Quality and Accreditation, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany.
Türp JC; Center for Natural and Cultural History of Man, Danube Private University, Krems, Austria.
Meyer CG; Department of Reconstructive Dentistry and Temporomandibular Disorders, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

Trop Med Int Health ; 22(2): 232-240, 2017 02.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27862688

Subject(s)

Body Piercing/history; Cultural Characteristics/history; Africa; Brazil; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; History, Ancient; Humans

Key words

Africa; Amazonia; abrasion; crowding; cultural identity; gingival retraction; labrets; lip plates; lip plugs; malocclusion; malposition of teeth

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cultural Characteristics / Body Piercing Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa / America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Trop Med Int Health Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL / SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Austria Country of publication: United kingdom

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