Tooth structure

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Hard tooth substance is the common generic term in dentistry for tooth enamel , dentin (tooth bone) and root cement . Loss of dental hard tissue by direct common action of acid and / or abrasives in toothpastes is known in dentistry as erosion , is this due to friction it is called abrasion (abrasion).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Enno Kramer: Prophylaxis primer: Fundamentals of dental health; with 21 tables; Documents, tables and leaflets on CD-ROM . Deutscher Ärzteverlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-7691-3391-2 , p. 15–.