The epidemiology of tooth wear.
There is a perception within the dental profession that the problem of pathological loss of tooth tissue is increasing. However, methods used to measure tooth wear are often complex and not reproducible. This fact, together with the lack of information on 'normal' loss of tooth tissue suggests that conclusions from current prevalence studies should be treated with caution.
Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Birmingham Dental School, UK.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019217:Tooth Attrition / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*