abfraction (English, noun)
expansion: abfraction (countable and uncountable, plural abfractions)
Senses:
topics: dentistry
medicine
sciences
glosses: A proposed mechanism for noncarious tooth tissue loss, owing not to decay but rather to biomechanical stresses of biting and chewing; the pathogenesis of such damage remains a subject of continuing study.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: An instance of tooth tissue loss via this mechanism.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: abfractions
tags: plural