abfractions

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A form of abfraction — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of abfraction
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