Tooth wear: A response to "Scratching the surface: A critique of Lucas et al. (2013)'s conclusion that phytoliths do not abrade enamel" [J. Hum. Evol. 74 (2014) 130-133].
Department of Bioclinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait. Electronic address: peterwlucas@gmail.com.
Peter W
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Lucas
Department of Restorative Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait.
Ridwaan
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Omar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait.
Khaled
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Al-Fadhalah
Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait.
Abdulwahab S
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Almusallam
Plant Foods in Hominin Dietary Ecology Group, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Amanda G
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Henry
Nanotechnology Research Facility, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait.
Shaji
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Michael
Nanotechnology Research Facility, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait.
Lidia Arockia
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Thai
Plant Foods in Hominin Dietary Ecology Group, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Jörg
J
Watzke
Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
David S
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Strait
Max Planck Weizmann Center for Integrative Archeology and Anthropology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Adam
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van Casteren
School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, Whiteknights, P.O. Box 219, Reading RG6 6AW, UK.
Anthony G
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Atkins
D003743:Dental Enamel; D006244:Hardness; D057085:Tooth Wear
Fracture; Hardness; Tooth wear; Toughness