Professional paper
Unusual Mechanical Defects of Dental Hard Tissues as a Result of Nutritional Habits in Our Population
Dora Najžar-Fleger
; School of Dentistry Department of Dental Pathology University of Zagreb, Croatia
Damir Dolinac
; Dental office Split, Croatia
Dunja Buntak-Kobler
; School of Dentistry Department of Dental Pathology University of Zagreb, Croatia
Goranka Prpić-Mehičić
; School of Dentistry Department of Dental Pathology University of Zagreb, Croatia
Jadranka Keros
; School of Dentistry Department of Dental Pathology University of Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
This paper describes cases of severe tooth wear, caused by a strong
abrasive component in bread (stone particles), and loss o f enamel and dentine o f the “pressure-chipping ” type, as a consequence o f grinding a mineralized substance (shrimps legs), which is a little known type of tooth wear in primitive Inuits of Alaska, Canada and Greenland.
Keywords
tooth wear; nutritional habits
Hrčak ID:
98283
URI
Publication date:
15.12.1997.
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