"Tooth Attrition" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D019217
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.793.818.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Tooth Attrition- Tooth Attrition
- Attrition, Tooth
- Dental Attrition
- Occlusal Wear
- Occlusal Wears
- Wear, Occlusal
- Wears, Occlusal
- Attrition, Dental
- Dental Attritions
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