The reach of tribology has expanded in diverse fields and tribology related research
activities have seen immense growth during the last decade. This review takes stock of the …

Paleontologists use fossil teeth to reconstruct the diets of early hominins and other extinct
species. Some evidence is adaptive: nature selects for tooth size, shape, and structure best …

Reconstructing diet is critical to understanding hominin adaptations. Isotopic and functional
morphological analyses of early hominins are compatible with consumption of hard foods …

Food processing wears down teeth, thus affecting tooth functionality and evolutionary
success. Other than intrinsic silica phytoliths, extrinsic mineral dust/grit adhering to plants …

Objectives In humans it has been shown that abrasive particles in the diet result in increased
tooth wear and less intense chewing behavior, both of which decrease chewing efficiency …

As the tissue most directly responsible for breaking down food in the oral cavity, the form and
function of enamel is obviously of evolutionary significance in humans, non-human primates …

The thick-enameled, bunodont dentition shared by most early hominins has traditionally
been interpreted as reflecting durophagy, especially in the robust genus Paranthropus …

Objectives This study seeks to determine if (a) consumption of hard food items or a mixture
of food items leads to the formation of premolar or molar microwear in laboratory capuchin …

The physical properties of diet and oral health throughout childhood play an important role
in the development of human dentition, and differed greatly before the industrial revolution …

Dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) is a key proxy used to reconstruct the diets of
extant and extinct animals. Causal agents of dental wear have been debated for decades …