By Alex J. Delgado, DDS, MS, Vilhelm G. Ólafsson, DDS, MS
Erosive tooth wear is a multifactorial condition comprising various clinical terms. To help lend insights into this concept, this article will examine risk factors and management of dental erosion. In 1970, Pindborg1 defined dental erosion as the irreversible loss of tooth structure by a chemical process that does not involve bacteria. Recently, the term biocorrosion has been suggested as more appropriate because it embraces a degradation of tooth substance caused by endogenous and exogenous acids.2
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