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Abstract
Progressive loss of the hard substance of a tooth by chemical processes that do not involve bacterial action. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p296)
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- Dental Erosion
- Dental Erosions
- Erosion, Dental
- Erosion, Tooth
- Tooth Erosions
- Dental Enamel Erosion
- Dental Enamel Erosions
- Enamel Erosion, Dental
- Erosion, Dental Enamel
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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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)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Tooth Erosion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014077. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014077
- Tooth Erosion. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_erosion
- Tooth Erosion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1361346