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1- Dental caries
It is an infectious microbial disease characterized by
a demineralization of the calcified tissues of the
inorganic portion and destruction of the organic
substance of the tooth.
2- Attrition
It is a mechanical loss of hard tooth substance
resulting from friction between the opposing teeth
with no foreign substances intervening. It is
commonly seen in anterior teeth. Bruxism is a
common cause of pathologic wear.
3- Abrasion
It is a mechanical loss of hard tooth structure through
abnormal mechanical processes involving foreign
objects introduced in the mouth and contacting the
teeth as hard tooth brush.
4- Erosion
It is a chemico-mechanical loss of hard tooth
substance resulting from direct chemical action on
the tooth surface with the absence of bacteria.
5- Abfraction
It is a wedge shaped defect at the cementoenamel
junctionof the tooth. This lesion may be observed on
a single tooth or non adjacent teeth. This occur when
the tooth is subjected to strong stresses and these
forces
are
concentrated
at
CEJ
creating
microfractures in enamel and dentin which are
thought to propagate with time perpendicular to the
long axis of the stressed teeth until enamel and
dentin break away.