Dental status and 3D reconstruction of the malocclusion of the famous singer Farinelli (1705-1782)

Autor: Matteo Bettuzzi, Maria Giovanna Belcastro, Antonio Todero, Franco Casali, Valentina Mariotti, S. De Stefano, Rosa Brancaccio, Benedetta Bonfiglioli, G. Bocchini, Maria Pia Morigi
Přispěvatelé: Laboratorio di Bioarcheologia ed osteologia Forense,antropologia, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna [Bologna] (UNIBO), Anthropologie bio-culturelle, Droit, Ethique et Santé (ADES), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-EFS ALPES MEDITERRANEE-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Belcastro M.G., Mariotti V., Bonfiglioli B., Todero A., Bocchini G., Bettuzzi M., Brancaccio R., De Stefano S., Casali F., Morigi M.P.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: International Journal of Paleopathology
International Journal of Paleopathology, Elsevier, 2014, 7, pp.64-69. ⟨10.1006/j.ipp.2014.06.0006⟩
International Journal of Paleopathology, 2014, 7, pp.64-69. ⟨10.1006/j.ipp.2014.06.0006⟩
ISSN: 1879-9817
1879-9825
DOI: 10.1006/j.ipp.2014.06.0006⟩
Popis: The famous castrato singer Carlo Broschi, better known as Farinelli (1705-1782), was exhumed by our research group in July 2006 to study his skeletal remains and reconstruct his osteobiography. He was castrated before puberty to preserve his high voice into adulthood. The osteological study has revealed several skeletal features probably related to the effects of castration (Hyperostosis frontalis interna, long limb bones, persistence of epiphyseal lines, osteoporosis) (Belcastro et al., 2011). Here we present the study of the teeth and maxilla-mandibular region using classic and tomographic morphological methods. Considering the subject's age and the period during which he lived, his oral health conditions were good. On the basis of the very pronounced anomalous vestibular buccal wear, a overbite visualized by 3D reconstruction, was hypothesized. This facial disharmony is of particular interest when considering Farinelli's extraordinary singing qualities and stage presence. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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