If extensive loss of tooth structure occurs, extraction will be the only treatment option.
Abrasion is the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from a foreign element.
Aside from that she could tell by its tooth structure that it was herbivorous.
When a cavity is present, a restoration will be needed to replace the lost tooth structure.
The use of a crownlay results in the conservation of more healthy, natural tooth structure than is otherwise possible.
And by the tooth structure, which was bared at him, it was carnivorous.
Attrition is the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from opposing teeth.
Abfraction is the loss of tooth structure from flexural forces.
Applying sealants does not require drilling or removing tooth structure.
Dental amalgam does not by itself bond to tooth structure.