ABSTRACT Pinctada margaritifera (black‐lipped pearl oyster) artefacts are ubiquitous in the archaeological record throughout the Pacific and particularly in Polynesia. Despite efforts towards the development of typologies, the lack of microwear and use‐wear studies has prevented the development of technological approaches. We used 20 pearl shell valves
Jemma McGloin +2 more
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Clinical Performance and Immediate Child and Parental Satisfaction with BioFlx Crowns in Primary Molars: A Prospective, Single-Arm, Non-Randomized Interventional Study. [PDF]
Abudawood SN +5 more
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Our knowledge of the Early Upper Palaeolithic occupation in northern central Europe is very limited, and recent research at the open‐air site of Friedrichsdorf‐Seulberg in Hesse, Germany, provides important new information on the Aurignacian. The site is rather small (26.5 m2) and spatial analysis identified a central hearth with two associated ...
Tilman Böckenförde +5 more
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Study-Specific Morphological Signs of Non-Carious Tooth Surface Loss in Second Permanent Molars and Caries Experience in a Clinical Sample of Adolescents from Southwest Romania: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Bugala NM +10 more
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This study investigates the ecology of the extinct European Hippopotamus from the late Early–Middle Pleistocene (c. 900–400 ka) sequence of the Megalopolis Basin, a glacial microrefugium for temperate taxa in southern Greece. Using stable carbon (δ13C) and oxygen (δ18O) isotope analyses and microwear analyses of Hippopotamus dental elements, we ...
Effrosyni Roditi +9 more
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Oral and perioral changes in professional morsing players: a descriptive exploratory pilot study. [PDF]
Jagthap SSK +7 more
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ABSTRACT Objectives Oral disorders are an important disability driver in adults aged 70 and older, who often experience greater tooth loss and higher levels of untreated oral disease than younger persons. Despite the importance of regular dental visits, older adults attend dental services less frequently, facing several barriers.
Aster De Vleeschauwer +4 more
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Laser Shock Peening of Gear Steels and Related Metallic Materials: Near-Surface States, Surface Integrity, and Component-Level Applications. [PDF]
Sheng Y +6 more
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ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to demonstrate how power is exercised, and by whom, to expand the practice of teeth whitening in dentistry and the resultant consequences for the public. Methods Institutional ethnography (IE) conducted in England that included 100 h of observations at cosmetic dentistry conferences, training and treatments; five ...
Rizwana Lala +2 more
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Dental erosion and erosive tooth wear in childhood and adolescence: from diagnosis to prevention. [PDF]
Carvalho TS +5 more
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