Review Article

Dental Erosion and Its Growing Importance in Clinical Practice: From Past to Present

Figure 8

A 13-year-old girl who has a high intake of soft drinks. (a) Buccal erosion and crown shortening of the maxillary front teeth. Note the typical “inverted V-sign” often seen in cases of soft-drink-induced dental erosion. Mandibular incisors are relatively intact. (b) Severe erosive damage, with shoulder formation on the palatal surfaces of maxillary anterior teeth. Published with permission from the Journal of the Swedish Dental Association (Tandläkartidningen) [12].
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