Preferred Label : tooth erosion;
MeSH definition : Progressive loss of the hard substance of a tooth by chemical processes that do not
involve bacterial action. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p296);
MeSH synonym : erosion, tooth; tooth erosions; Dental Erosion; Dental Erosions; Erosion, Dental;
CISMeF synonym : erosions, tooth;
MeSH hyponym : Dental Enamel Erosions; Enamel Erosion, Dental; Erosion, Dental Enamel;
MeSH annotation : loss of substance caused by chem action without bact action: differentiate from TOOTH
ABRASION (loss of substance caused by friction) & TOOTH ATTRITION (wearing away through
tooth-to-tooth contact);
Origin ID : D014077;
UMLS CUI : C0040436;
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Progressive loss of the hard substance of a tooth by chemical processes that do not
involve bacterial action. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p296)