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Friction and Wear Behavior of Human Teeth

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This chapter deals with the friction and wear behavior of human teeth. Human teeth are the important masticatory organ in body. In general, oral biomechanical functions can result in tribological movement of teeth occurring in the mouth [1–4]. Hence, tooth wear is a cumulative multifactorial lifetime process, which to a large extent is irreversible [5, 6]. However, excessive wear may lead to a lack of perfect occlusal contact (the contact related to occlusions of the teeth, especially on the chewing or biting surfaces), a lower mastication efficiency, and an obliteration of the chewing surface [7–12]. Understanding the friction and wear behavior of human teeth would help deepen the scientific knowledge about human teeth and then provide valuable insights into the development of advanced dental materials, oral treatments, as well as the biomimetic design of an antiwear engineering system based on human teeth.

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  3. Institute of Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

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Zhou, ZR., Yu, HY., Zheng, J., Qian, LM., Yan, Y. (2013). Friction and Wear Behavior of Human Teeth. In: Dental Biotribology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4550-0_3

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