Computer simulations of food oral processing to engineer teeth cleaning

C. G. Skamniotis; M. Elliott; M. N. Charalambides

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11288-5

Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

Computer simulations of food oral processing to engineer teeth cleaning

C. G. Skamniotis,
M. Elliott,
M. N. Charalambides

Affiliations

C. G. Skamniotis: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
M. Elliott: Mars Petcare, Oakwell Way
M. N. Charalambides: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11288-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Oral care based foods are of great interest for increasing the dental health of animals. Here, the authors report on computer simulations to optimise the texture and geometry of food in order to maximise tooth abrasion and enhance cleaning efficiency.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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