Mechanical removal of a small amount of tooth structure (not more than a few tenths of a millimeter in depth) to eliminate superficial enamel discoloration defects not successfully removed by bleaching techniques. A common abrasive is a mixture of pumice and hydrochloric acid.

Annotation

to remove surface discoloration

DUI

D019243 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0028656

Previous indexing

Tooth Discoloration/therapy (1989-1996)

History note

97

Public note

97