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Preferred Label : tooth attrition;

MeSH definition : 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);

MeSH synonym : dental attritions; wear, occlusal; dental attrition; attrition, tooth; occlusal wear; occlusal wears; wears, occlusal; attrition, dental;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Tooth wear;

MeSH annotation : do not confuse with TOOTH EROSION or TOOTH ABRASION;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth wear;

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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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