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Prevention. Part 3: prevention of tooth wear
W Peter Holbrook1, I B Arnadóttir, E J Kay
1Faculty of Odontology, University of Iceland, Vatnsmýrarvegi 16, IS 101 Reykjavík, Iceland.
British Dental Journal
|July 26, 2003
Abstract:
Non-carious destruction of teeth has been observed in archaeological material from various parts of the world and clearly pre-dates the first appearance of dental caries. Attrition, abrasion and erosion are also described in the classic text of Pindborg on the pathology of the dental hard tissues. Whilst the dental profession, at least in affluent parts of the world, was engaged in diagnosing, treating and later preventing dental caries these other causes of tooth destruction were largely ignored.