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Dentistry

a wedge-shaped loss of tooth structure at the cervical area attributed to flexural stress from occlusal loading rather than to abrasion or erosion.

In dentistry, abfraction refers to a wedge-shaped loss of tooth structure at the cervical area attributed to flexural stress from occlusal loading rather than to abrasion or erosion. This meaning comes from Grippo (1991) in Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry.[1]

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References

Grippo, J. O. (1991). Abfractions: A New Classification of Hard Tissue Lesions of Teeth. Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, 3(1), 14-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8240.1991.tb00799.x

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