Organohalogen concentrations and a gross and histologic ...
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Figure 1<br />
Individual age of East Greenl<strong>and</strong><br />
polar bear skulls collected 1892-<br />
2002. Subadults (both sexes).<br />
Figure 2<br />
Example of periodontitis in a 20year-old<br />
male polar bear (ID<br />
#Steen) collected in Scoresby<br />
Sound (East Greenl<strong>and</strong>) sampled in<br />
the summer 2000. Note the breakage<br />
<strong>and</strong> the open pulp cavity of the<br />
lower right canine (arrow) <strong>and</strong> the<br />
loss of alveolar bone tissue. The<br />
picture was taken before maceration.<br />
Figure 3<br />
Frequencies of periodontitis in polar<br />
bears by age/sex category for two<br />
sampling periods (1892-1960 <strong>and</strong><br />
1961-2002, respectively). Above<br />
bars=n.<br />
136<br />
Age (years)<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000<br />
Year of collection<br />
Subadults (both sexes) Adult females Adult males<br />
The analysis showed, that the frequency of periodontitis increased significantly<br />
with age (p0.2) (Fig. 3). The prevalence of periodontitis did not differ between the<br />
pre-pollution (period 1) <strong>and</strong> the pollution (period 2) sample sets for any age<br />
or sex group (all: p>0.7) (Fig. 3).<br />
Frequency<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
1892-1960<br />
1961-2002<br />
39<br />
93<br />
17<br />
Subadults Females<br />
Age/sex groups<br />
Males<br />
52<br />
34<br />
37