title: Identification and management of tooth wear.
abstract: The etiology and treatment of occlusal tooth wear remain controversial. Longer tooth retention by the aging population increases the likelihood that clinicians will be treating patients with worn dentitions. A careful approach to interventional clinical procedures is advocated but should not curtail definitive management of patients having identifiable and potent causative agents that produce a rapid deterioration of the dentition. This article describes the epidemiology and etiology of occlusal wear and presents a conservative approach to its management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Omar
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D015995:Prevalence; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014716:Vertical Dimension