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Effect of the Oral Environment on the Tribological Behavior of Human Teeth

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Dental Biotribology

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Tooth wear is a complex multifactorial phenomenon involving chemical, physical, and mechanical processes [1]. The oral environment plays an extremely important role in the tribological behavior of both human teeth and artificial teeth.

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    Zhong-Rong Zhou, Jing Zheng & Lin-Mao Qian

  2. West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China

    Hai-Yang Yu

  3. Institute of Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    Yu Yan

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Zhou, ZR., Yu, HY., Zheng, J., Qian, LM., Yan, Y. (2013). Effect of the Oral Environment on the Tribological Behavior of Human Teeth. In: Dental Biotribology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4550-0_4

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