Attrition, abrasion and erosion compared: attrition, abrasion and erosion compared. This source-reviewed orientation page separates stable…
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What this guide covers
Attrition, abrasion and erosion compared. This source-reviewed orientation page separates stable record-the-exact-site-duration-pattern-trigger-exposure-and-change-over-time principles from decisions that depend on examination, probing, imaging, saliva function, medical and medicine history, restoration status, tooth-wear distribution, product concentration, age, local law and an individual dental or medical assessment. The named editions, URLs and reuse limits were checked on 2026-09-10.
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How to use it
Start with the description that most closely matches your question about Attrition, abrasion and erosion compared. Use the evidence section to understand what is known, then use the boundary section to decide when self-education should stop and clinical care should begin.
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Reviewed editorial notes
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Use attrition, abrasion and erosion as mechanisms, not exclusive boxes
The Tooth Wear Evaluation System describes mechanical wear through attrition and abrasion and chemical wear through erosion while emphasising that tooth wear is multifactorial. Record which teeth and surfaces are affected, symmetry, sharp or cupped areas, sensitivity, restorations, habits, appliances, acid exposures and progression evidence. A single visual shape rarely proves one mechanism, and several processes can interact in the same mouth.
Preserve serial evidence before estimating severity or treatment need
A useful record identifies the examination date and method and keeps comparable photographs, scans, casts or clinical indices only under appropriate professional and privacy controls. The TWES is a modular clinical approach, not a consumer calculator, and the EFCD recommends screening and evaluation of relevant causes. TempoLife does not score wear from a selfie, assign blame to grinding or diet, choose a splint or restoration, or predict progression without serial dental assessment.
Terminology changes across borders. These are example phrases people use for the same subject in Estonian, Finnish, Russian and English; they are included as a practical vocabulary aid, not as hidden keywords.
Ways to describe this topic
Language
Example phrase
Estonian
hammaste kulumine põhjused
Finnish
hampaiden kuluminen syyt
Russian
стираемость зубов причины
English
types of tooth wear
Reviewed sources and reuse boundaries
Authoritative source editions, URLs, scope and reuse limits were checked on 10 September 2026. The gum, dry-mouth, breath, oral-lesion, tongue, enamel, tooth-wear and whitening notes are independently paraphrased and remain noindex pending second-person dental, oral-medicine, clinical and Estonia/Finland localisation review.
Publisher: Wetselaar and Lobbezoo / Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
Edition: Wetselaar P, Lobbezoo F. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 2016;43(1):69–80; PMID 26333037; DOI 10.1111/joor.12340
Reuse decision: The article and abstract remain subject to journal, author and NLM terms; no open adaptation licence is assumed. TempoLife links and independently paraphrases only the multifactorial taxonomy and systematic-assessment boundary; it does not reproduce modules, scores or figures.
Publisher: European Federation of Conservative Dentistry
Edition: Carvalho et al., Clinical Oral Investigations 2015;19:1557–1561; DOI 10.1007/s00784-015-1511-7; official EFCD publication route checked 10 September 2026
Reuse decision: EFCD, authors, Springer and credited-third-party rights apply; no blanket open-reuse licence is assumed. TempoLife links and independently paraphrases limited definition, cause-category and monitoring boundaries and does not reproduce the report or diagnostic index.
Source URLs and reuse terms checked: 2026-09-10. This date is not a guarantee that an external source has remained unchanged.
Scope and boundaries
This source-review release verifies the named editions, URLs, scope and reuse limits for the orientation page. It remains outside search indexes: it is not a diagnosis, periodontal chart, stage or grade, oral-cancer exclusion, product endorsement, whitening clearance, individual treatment or medicine-change plan, and it cannot replace examination by the person’s own dentist, periodontist, oral-medicine clinician, doctor or pharmacist and current local law.
Connected TempoLife guides
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Attrition, abrasion and erosion compared. This source-reviewed orientation page separates stable record-the-exact-site-duration-pattern-trigger-exposure-and-change-over-time principles from decisions that depend on examination, probing, imaging, saliva function, medical and medicine history, restoration status, tooth-wear distribution, product concentration, age, local law and an individual dental or medical assessment. The named editions, URLs and reuse limits were checked on 2026-09-10. It remains outside…
What evidence does it use?
Reviewed source set (checked 2026-09-10): The Tooth Wear Evaluation System: a modular clinical guideline; Consensus report of the EFCD: erosive tooth wear — diagnosis and management.
Where does this guide stop?
This source-review release verifies the named editions, URLs, scope and reuse limits for the orientation page. It remains outside search indexes: it is not a diagnosis, periodontal chart, stage or grade, oral-cancer exclusion, product endorsement, whitening clearance, individual treatment or medicine-change plan, and it cannot replace examination by the person’s own dentist, periodontist, oral-medicine clinician, doctor or pharmacist and current local law.
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