Your Patient Presents with Tooth Structure That Has Been Lost

question 23

Multiple Choice

Your patient presents with tooth structure that has been lost around occlusal restorations. The amalgam restorations appear raised from the surrounding demineralized tooth structure. Identify the traumatic injury to the teeth that has occurred:

• A) Attrition
• B) Abrasion
• C) Abfraction
• D) Erosion

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