[Tooth wear. Classification and terminology].

Tooth wear rarely occurs as a result of one factor alone. Non-carious loss of tooth tissue can be subdivided into attrition, demastication, abrasion, fractionation, and erosion. Clinically, the tooth tissue loss may result from any combination of these types of wear. The first essential principle in the management of tooth wear is, as far as possible, to remove the cause. Secondly, restoration may be indicated.