Tooth wear: A response to "Scratching the surface: A critique of Lucas et al. (2013)'s conclusion that phytoliths do not abrade enamel" [J. Hum. Evol. 74 (2014) 130-133]
1 Department of Bioclinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait. Electronic address: [email protected].
2 Department of Restorative Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait.
3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait.
4 Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait.
5 Plant Foods in Hominin Dietary Ecology Group, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.
6 Nanotechnology Research Facility, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait.
7 Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
8 Max Planck Weizmann Center for Integrative Archeology and Anthropology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.
9 School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, Whiteknights, P.O. Box 219, Reading RG6 6AW, UK.