Labrets in Africa and Amazonia: Medical implications and cultural determinants

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Authors

  • Roland Garve
  • Miriam Garve
  • Jens C. Türp
  • Christian G. Meyer

The custom of wearing labrets has a long tradition. Labrets appeared independently several thousand years ago in various culture groups in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. Today, apart from diverse body modifications as increasingly practiced in western civilisations, lip plates and plugs are found among a small number of tribal groups only in Africa and Amazonia. We summarise the history of labrets in different societies, describe medical consequences of wearing lip plates and plugs for jaws and teeth and address relevant cultural issues.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftTropical Medicine and International Health
Jahrgang22
Ausgabenummer2
Seiten (von - bis)232-240
Anzahl der Seiten9
ISSN1360-2276
DOIs
PublikationsstatusErschienen - 01.02.2017

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