Dental erosion or chemical wearing away of the tooth structure is a dental health problem of the modern world and if not detected early, may result in serious irreversible damage to the dentition. An awareness of its clinical appearance, etiology, and risk factor is important to plan the preventive and curative management of such problems.
This paper discusses the diagnostic protocol along with preventive and various restorative options available to treat this multifactorial nature of tooth wear.
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