Diseases

Tooth Wear

Loss of the tooth substance by chemical or mechanical processes

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Loss of the tooth substance by chemical or mechanical processes

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Dental Wear
  • Dental Wears
  • Tooth Wears
  • Wear, Dental
  • Wear, Tooth
  • Wears, Dental
  • Wears, Tooth

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

note specifics TOOTH ABRASION; TOOTH ATTRITION; & TOOTH EROSION are also available

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History Note

2010; Tooth Erosion (1999-2009)

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Previous Indexing

  • Tooth Abrasion (1990-2009)
  • Tooth Attrition (1995-2009)

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Tree Number

  1. C07.793w.818w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tooth Wear. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057085. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057085
  2. Tooth Wear. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth_wear
  3. Tooth Wear. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2502694