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On the vital role of enamel prism interfaces and graded properties in human tooth survival

Teeth of omnivores face a formidable evolutionary challenge: how to protect against fracture and abrasive wear caused by the wide variety of foods they process. It is hypothesized that this challenge is met in part by adaptations in enamel microstructure. The low-crowned teeth of humans and some oth...

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Published in:Biol Lett
Main Authors: Borrero-Lopez, Oscar, Constantino, Paul J., Bush, Mark B., Lawn, Brian R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7480149/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32842897
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0498
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