Everything about Abfraction totally explained
Abfraction is the loss of tooth structure from flexural forces. This hasn't been supported yet by dental research but it's hypothesized that
enamel, especially at the
cementoenamel junction (CEJ), undergo this pattern of destruction by separating the
enamel rods.
As teeth flex under pressure, the arrangement of teeth touching each other, known as
occlusion, causes
tension on one side of the tooth and
compression on the other side of the tooth. This is believed to cause V-shaped depressions on the side under tension and C-shaped depressions on the side under compression.
This theory doesn't fully satisfy many researchers because there are many teeth whose occlusion causes tension and compression on either side. Consequently, it would be expected that many more teeth would show signs of abfraction, but this isn't the case. Research is ongoing to identify the role abfraction has on this pattern of tooth destruction.
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