Buonocore Memorial Lecture. Dental erosion.
There is some evidence that dental erosion is steadily spreading. To diagnose erosion, dental professionals have to rely on clinical appearance, as there is no device available to detect it. Adequate preventive measures can only be initiated if the different risk factors and potential interactions between them are known. When substance loss, caused by erosive tooth wear, reaches a certain degree, oral rehabilitation becomes necessary. Prior to the most recent decade, the severely eroded dentition could only be rehabilitated by the provision of extensive crown and bridgework or removable dentures. As a result of the improvements in composite restorative materials and in adhesive techniques, it has become possible to rehabilitate eroded dentitions in a less invasive manner.
Lussi
Adrian
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Department of Preventive, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. adrian.lussi@zmk.unibe.ch
Hellwig
Elmar
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Ganss
Carolina
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Jaeggi
Thomas
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D001628:Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects; D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D017266:Dental Prosthesis; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008019:Life Style; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy
D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials