TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - A tooth ablation custom occurring in the Maldives
JO  - British dental journal
A1  - Fitton, J. S.
SP  - 299
EP  - 300
VL  - 175
IS  - 8
N2  - Not many people would willingly have their teeth drastically filed, ground, chipped away, or even extracted without the use of an anaesthetic. Even fewer would consent to the treatment if the teeth to be involved were the upper incisors and were entirely healthy. The practice of tooth mutilation or ablation has, however, been carried out worldwide since prehistoric times.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-0610
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -