An investigation of some factors associated with occlusal tooth wear in a selected high-wear sample.
The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of some factors associated with occlusal tooth wear in a selected high-wear Swedish sample. The material comprised 59 persons having a mean age of 35 yr within the range 16-70 yr, the criteria for selection being a full or near-full complement of natural teeth, and the presence of definite clinical signs of occlusal wear. A dentition wear index, in addition to anterior, posterior, and arch subindices, was derived from a tooth-by-tooth evaluation of casts. Factors which were found to correlate significantly with increased occlusal wear were age, sex, self-perception of wear, number of teeth, and general health, as well as a number of variables from study-cast analysis. On the basis of the findings, not only is the multifactorial etiology of occlusal tooth wear a reality, but so, too, is the complex interdependence of these factors in the severity of wear.
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Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Kiliaridis
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003769:Dental Occlusion, Traumatic / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011434:Proprioception; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000150:complications