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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Main Authors: Kartik Reddy, Sesha Reddy, Bheemalingeswar Rao, Durga Kshitish, Satheesh Mannem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
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