Chapter 11 - Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)»Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14)»Excessive attrition of teeth (K03.0)
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Excessive attrition of teeth
Related indications (MeSH) (2)
Tooth Attrition1 drug (1 approved)
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)
Tooth Wear5 drugs (4 approved, 1 experimental)
Loss of the tooth substance by chemical or mechanical processes