title: Diet and tooth wear.
abstract: Extensive tooth wear is the normal finding in human skeletal remains uncovered in Britain prior to the 18th century. There is little evidence as to the aetiological factors involved in this wear and this article is a suggestion as to a possible causative agent. It is one that appears to have been overlooked in the literature so far.
authors.affiliation: Dental Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Kerr
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom