Inflammatory bone destruction due to abscess of the periodontium in Hadrianapolis community skeletons

Sa？etak The tower of Macedonia is located in the northwest of Turkey. The skeletal remains found during the archeological investigations at Hadrianopolis region by Edirne Museum during 2002-2003 were related to Eastern Roman-Byzanteum period. From a total of 139 human skeletal remains were examined and two of them showed signs of abscess . A periodontal abscess is a localized purulent infection of periodontal tissues and can be a common clinical finding among patients with moderate to advanced periodontitis. They are associated with tooth loss and progressive bone loss in cases