Cervical stress due to normal occlusal loads is a cause for abfraction? - A finite element model study
Background: Through the years the dental profession has held a variety of theories about the causes of abfractions, including chemical wasting of the teeth, the effects of tooth brushing, and lateral forces. Acidic and abrasive mechanisms have been well documented as an etiologic factor but the stre...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Orofacial Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.jofs.in/article.asp?issn=0975-8844;year=2012;volume=4;issue=2;spage=120;epage=123;aulast=Reddy |