About The Medical Condition Tooth Attrition

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Tooth Attrition

Tooth Attrition Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Tooth Attrition Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Tooth Attrition?

The wearing away of a tooth as a result of tooth-to-tooth contact, as in mastication, occurring only on the occlusal, incisal, and proximal surfaces. It is chiefly associated with aging. It is differentiated from TOOTH ABRASION (the pathologic wearing away of the tooth substance by friction, as brushing, bruxism, clenching, and other mechanical causes) and from TOOTH EROSION (the loss of substance caused by chemical action without bacterial action). (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p86)

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