A Critical Assessment of the Oral Condition of the Crew of the Franklin Expedition + Supplementary Appendix 1 (See Article Tools)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Taichman, Russell S., Gross, Tom, MacEachern, Mark P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Northwest Passage; Sir John Franklin; oral; dental; scurvy; lead poisoning; tuberculosis; Addison’s disease; Arctique; passage du Nord-Ouest; dentaire; scorbut; empoisonnement au plomb; tuberculose; maladie d’Addison; Canada; King William Island; Noire; Nunavut; Washington Bay; William Island; Arctique*; inuit; inuites; inuits; Northwest passage; Passage du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67667

Little is known about the fate of the crew of the Franklin expedition after they sailed from England in 1845. Scant physical evidence and limited Inuit testimony have fueled speculation that the crew had scurvy, had been poisoned by lead, or had botulism or tuberculosis. The Schwatka expedition (187...