Tooth wear and childhood stress peaked in Middle Bronze I, eased with prosperity in Middle Bronze II.

Another common cause is enamel hypoplasia. This condition occurs when a person’s teeth enamel does not form properly. Like fluorosis, hypoplasia only occurs during childhood when a person’s ...

Horizontal grooves in skeletal teeth (linear enamel hypoplasia) are an indication of physiological stress on an individual in early childhood, between six months and six years of age. Disclaimer ...

I have maintained a long term research program into "enamel hypoplasia"; a methodological tool that is suited to the overwhelming prevalence of teeth in the fossil and prehistoric record. This tool ...