Use of resin-bonded ceramic crowns in a bulimic patient with severe tooth erosion.
Bulimia nervosa, an increasingly common eating disorder, involves binge eating and subsequent purging behavior. Repeated self-induced vomiting may lead to dental erosion. This article describes the use of resin-bonded ceramic crowns to manage a severely eroded maxillary dentition in such a patient.
Milosevic
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Department of Clinical Dental Sciences, University of Liverpool, School of Dentistry, England.
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D000328:Adult; D002032:Bulimia / Q000150:complications*; D003442:Crowns; D003481:Cuspid; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008437:Maxilla; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*
D003776:Dental Porcelain