Relationship between handedness and toothbrush-related cervical dental abrasion in left- and right-handed individuals

Background/purpose: Cervical tooth abrasion is the loss of tooth material at the cementoenamel junction, and is usually related to faulty brushing habits. In this study, we attempted to evaluate the effects of handedness on tooth-brushing abrasion in terms of brushing habits in left- and right-hande...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Özgöz, Taner Arabaci, Mehmet Akif Sümbüllü, Turgut Demir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-12-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790210000061