Researchers from University of Colorado Describe Findings in Dental Caries (Assessing the Existence of the Male-female Health-survival Paradox In the Past: Dental Caries In Medieval London).

A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Colorado examined the prevalence of dental caries (cavities) in medieval London and its potential connection to the male-female health-survival paradox. The study analyzed skeletal data from adult individuals buried in medieval London cemeteries and found that dental caries increased with age and were more prevalent in older adults after the Black Death. The study also observed different age distributions of dental caries between sexes, but did not find evidence of a male-female health-survival paradox. The decrease in dental caries after the Black Death may be attributed to dietary improvements or selective mortality during the epidemic. This research has been peer-reviewed and published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology. [Extracted from the article]