Erosion is the wear or loss of tooth surface by chemico-mechanical action which may be from intrinsic or extrinsic sources. Regurgitation of stomach acid can cause this condition on the lingual surfaces of maxillary teeth (particularly anterior teeth). Other examples are the dissolution of the facial aspects of anterior teeth because of habitual sucking of lemons, acidic candies or the loss of tooth surface from ingestion of acidic medicines or acidic beverages.
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Erosion of teethErosion of teeth NOSErosion of teeth due to dietErosion of teeth due to drugs or medicamentsErosion of teeth due to persistent vomitingOccupational teeth erosiondental erosionidiopathic erosion of teethidiopathic teeth erosion
Nearby in Certain specified diseases of hard tissues of teeth