A Study on the Attrition Pattern of Upper Premolar Teeth in Korean Male

한국인 남자 상악소구치의 교모형태에 관한 연구

The author had sellected stone models of upper premolar teeth from 20 age to 60 ages in male, and studied the attrition pattern of upper premolar teeth having attention to teeth cups on the stone model. All of the attrition patterns were divided (into) 14 forms. The results were as follows : 1. Attrition patterns of upper premolar teeth were divided into 14 forms. 2. Being compared with age group, early attrition pattern (M) showed decreasing tendency and late attrition pattern (A) showed incresing tendency by aging.