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| Patient Education / Tooth Abrasion (Tooth Wear) 
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Continual use of the teeth throughout life can cause a slight wearing away of the biting and/or chewing surfaces and, hence, a decrease in the height... Abrasion of the tooth surfaces can be caused by mechanical wear such as continual biting on an object or brushing too vigorously... Source : Head, Neck & Dental Anatomy |
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Improper tooth brushing techniques may result in cervical erosion and abrasion, recession of the gingival tissue, and exposure of the root surface to the oral environment... Source : Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide |
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Wear that results from contact with objects other than teeth is known as abrasion. General abrasion occurs in all teeth with increasing age, especially on the buccal/labial and lingual surfaces... Source : Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton |
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Toothbrush abrasion is a common result of anger and stress. Many people brush harshly at the gum line and cause their gums to recede (shrink), leaving them "long in the tooth." Consciously massage the gums and let your hands relax before you approach your mouth... Source : Reversing Gum Disease Naturally : A Holistic Home Care Program |
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There are very few epidemiological studies of tooth wear. However, Hand et al. investigated the prevalence of occlusal attrition in 520 dentate non- institutionalised older adults living at home. They found that 84.2% of the population had at least one tooth where the enamel was so worn that the dentine showed through... In this same population 56% had some cervical abrasion, and in 30 % it was deeper than 1 mm in depth. Source : Practical Guide to Geriatric Medicine |
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The hardest dental tissue is the enamel, which comes to encapsulate most if not all of that portion of the tooth that protrudes ... In time, severe abrasion can wear down the crown of the tooth to where the sensitive pulp cavity is endangered... Source : Skeleton Keys: An Introduction to Human Skeletal Morphology, Development, and Analysis |
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If the tooth is traumatized due to force from the occlusal or incisal surface, a condition known as as hypercementosis may take place... Source : Delmar's Dental Assisting: A Comprehensive Approach |
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