title: Non-carious cervical tooth surface loss: a literature review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  As the population ages and teeth are increasingly retained for life the incidence of non-carious cervical tooth surface loss is increasing but little is understood about the aetiology and management of these lesions. The purpose of this literature review was to review and critically appraise the literature as it relates to the prevalence, aetiology and treatment of non-carious cervical tooth surface loss.
  
  
  METHODS
  An electronic search, using OVID electronic bibliographic databases was performed with no restriction on the language of publication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite the paucity of research into non-carious cervical tooth surface loss it was concluded that the number and size of lesions increases with age, lesions are more common on the facial aspects of teeth and the formation of lesions appears to be multi-factorial with lesion shape not being a predictor of aetiology. It was also concluded that the value of restoring these lesions, where indicated, is unclear and that occlusal adjustment to increase the retention of restorations placed to restore lesions or to halt lesion progression cannot be supported.
authors.affiliation: Restorative Dentistry, Manchester University, England, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Zynab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jawad
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paisley
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brunton
mesh_terms: D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000473:pathology*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D019237:Tooth Cervix / Q000473:pathology*; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*