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. 2008 Jan 29;12(Suppl 1):27–31. doi: 10.1007/s00784-007-0177-1

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

The wear on the occlusal/incisal surfaces of the upper anterior teeth. The wear is caused by a combination of erosion and attrition. The “cupped out or ditched” areas result from the action of acids, whereas the flatter surfaces are caused by attrition