Aysegül Sarbak; Mustafa Tolga Çırak; Asuman Çırak & Batuhan Dönmez

Dental variation, or nonmetric traits, are used by anthropologists to determine kinship relationships. The most common variations in tooth roots are dilaceration, filection, dwarf root, and number variations. In this study, root variations were investigated in human teeth obtained from the ancient city of Hadrianopolis, one of the most important anti-cities of ancient Anatolia. A total of 1426 teeth of human skeletons were macroscopically analyzed to determine the variations. Root variations in the community were divided into number and shape variations. Number variation was detected in a total of 10 teeth. Seven of these teeth belong to the mandible and three to the maxilla. Among the individuals with root number variation, 2 were male and 2 were female. The shape variations seen in Hadrianopolis society are flexion, root fusion, dwarf root and giant root variations. The root variations identified in this study will provide an important literature for future studies on ancient Anatolian populations.

KEY WORDS: Dental morphology; Hadrianopolis ancient city; Dental variations; Root variations.

SARBAK, A.; ÇIRAK, M. T.; ÇIRAK, A. & DÖNMEZ, B. Root variations in the teeth of ancient people of Hadrianopolis. Int. J. Morphol., 42(5):1403-1409, 2024.