Use Case B to answer The Following questions
CASE BPermanent Dentition
An adult female client new to the dental practice expresses an interest in orthodontic treatment. The client has a moderate caries risk and a tongue thrust swallowing pattern. Three carious lesions on the proximal surfaces are recorded during the dental examination, and the client admits that she does not floss. She informs the hygienist that she has "a sore spot on the left side of her mouth" that hurts when she eats. Use Case B and Figures 5-29 and 5-30 to answer questions 13-20.
-During assessment, the dental hygienist observes wedge-shaped cervical defects on the maxillary left permanent canine and premolars. If the loss of cervical tooth structure is attributed to biomechanical loading, this would be recorded in the client's dental chart as:

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Loss of cervical tooth structure caused by biomechanical loading is referred to as abfraction .

Use Case B to Answer the Following Questions