Definition
Definition
Dental abrasion is frictional wear caused by dynamic contacts involving abrasive bodies.
Cause
Cause
Dental abrasion is the excessive wearing away of the hard tissues of the tooth:
Its origins can be:
- Le bruxism (grinding of teeth).
- Un brushing too much teeth.
- Poor imbrication between the teeth (malocclusion) due to poor closure of both jaws (maxillae).
- Food with excessively high temperature differences.