Objective Although studies of dental wear on archaeological human remains have largely
focused on mechanical wear (attrition and abrasion) in the past, chemical wear (erosion) is
being increasingly identified as a separate form of wear. This paper aims to review the
current state of research and to develop a protocol that may be universally used by
biorchaeologists to specifically identify dental erosion. Design and results A critical review of
literature has been done in order to highlight the issues related to diagnosis of dental …