Effect of occlusal slope related to uneven attrition on root stress distribution and potential fracture

• Main Authors: Hai-Ping Xu (Author), Jing Fu (Author), Jing Deng (Author), Qing-Hua Zheng (Author), Wei Zhou (Author), Ding-Ming Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Severely uneven occlusal attrition is thought to play an important role in the occurrence of spontaneous vertical root fracture (VRF), a frequent problem among Chinese people. This study evaluated the influence of occlusal slope related to uneven attrition on the root stress cond...