The role of dust, grit and phytoliths in tooth wear

Annales Zoologici Fennici

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 143-152

  Lucas, Peter W ^a   Casteren, Adam Van ^a   Al Fadhalah, Khaled ^a   Almusallam, Abdulwahab S ^a   Henry, Amanda G ^b   Michael, Shaji ^a   Watzke, Jörg ^b   Reed, David A ^c   Diekwisch, Thomas G H ^c   Strait, David S ^d   Atkins, Anthony G ^e  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Brodie Laboratory for Craniofacial Genetics   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL HEALTH; DUST; ENAMEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MAMMAL; MIMICRY; PHYTOLITH; PLANT COMMUNITY; SILICA; SILICATE; WEAR;

EID: 84897465055     PISSN: 0003455X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5735/086.051.0215     Document Type: Article

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