It should be noted that simply having a high-protein diet does not preclude the development of caries.
As noted earlier, we cannot account for frequency of eating as a factor in caries occurrence.
This may provide an explanation for the positive correlation between the amount of sugar intake and the probability of caries development.
Solute gradients in oral biofilms also account for the local acidity that causes caries.
Indeed, the frequency of caries in the sample was high (36.2% of the teeth).
Different paleopathologies were caused mainly by nutritional deficiencies (anemias); changes in infant metabolism (cranial hyperostosis); and infection or inflammation, including caries.
An unanticipated byproduct of this extensive alteration was the introduction of caries and the formation of abscesses.
For example, the amount of dental wear, frequency of caries, and calculus accretion were analyzed together because they are often related.
