Dentistry

All you need to know about tooth wear

23^rd Global Dentists and Pediatric Dentistry Annual Meeting

July 17-18, 2017 Munich, Germany

Randa Essam Shaker

King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Dentistry

Abstract:

Tooth surface loss (TSL) is a generalized term used to describe the loss of dental hard tissues from surfaces of teeth caused by factors other than dental caries, trauma or a result of developmental disorder. There are two kinds of TSL, physiological tooth surface loss: which is defined as, normal tooth surface wear process microscopically irreversible and cumulative with age, and pathological tooth surface loss which is associated with functional or aesthetic concerns, disproportionate for the patients age, symptoms or discomfort are present, severe rate TSL. The objectives of this lecture are: Definition of tooth wear; How to do proper examination; subdivisions of tooth wear and its causes; assessment, treatment planning; strategies for prevention and passive management of tooth wear; and treatment methods which will be discussed during the presentation.

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