Influence of toothbrushing on enamel softening and abrasive wear of eroded bovine enamel: an in situ study Influência da escovação no amolecimento superficial do esmalte e desgaste do esmalte bovino erodido: um estudo in situ

• Main Authors: Daniela Rios (Author), Heitor Marques Honório (Author), Ana Carolina Magalhães (Author), Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf (Author), Regina Guenka Palma-Dibb (Author), Maria Aparecida de Andrade Moreira Machado (Author), Salete Moura Bonifácio da Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study assessed the surface softening and abrasive wear of eroded bovine enamel with or without the influence of toothbrushing. Five volunteers took part in this in situ study of 5 days. They wore acrylic palatal appliances containing 6 bovine enamel blocks divided in two rows with 3 blocks, whi...