Pre European - Nelson Historical Society Journal, Volume 6, Issue 4, 2001

Content Partner: Victoria University of Wellington. The earliest Maori inhabitants of Nelson were affected by caries and periodontal disease. Their relatively soft diet of kumara, yam, fish, birds, especially the moa, and seals, resulted in only moderate tooth wear. Teeth were lost through the ravag...

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Main Author: Philip Coote
Format: Book
Language:English
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Summary:Content Partner: Victoria University of Wellington. The earliest Maori inhabitants of Nelson were affected by caries and periodontal disease. Their relatively soft diet of kumara, yam, fish, birds, especially the moa, and seals, resulted in only moderate tooth wear. Teeth were lost through the ravages of decay, and edentulousness was common over the age of forty. Around 1500 AD a major change occ...