title: Toothwear and the older patient.
abstract: Toothwear is commonly observed in dentate older patients and may be physiological or pathological in nature. Toothwear can be caused by abrasion, attrition, erosion or a combination of aetiologies. Where treatment is required, a number of options exist, including the use of adhesive materials and fixed and removable prosthodontics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With patients retaining natural teeth into old age, physiological and pathological toothwear amongst dentate older patients is an increasingly common presentation.
authors.affiliation: University College Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: Francis M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McKenna
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D057085:Tooth Wear / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*