title: Techniques to Evaluate Dental Erosion: A Systematic Review of Literature.
abstract: This article reviews different techniques for evaluating dental erosion, weighs the advantages and disadvantages of these techniques, and presents the latest trends in the study of dental erosion. In May 2014, an initial search was carried out in the PubMed/MEDLINE database of indexed journals from 1975 to 2013 using the following keywords: dental erosion; dental erosion In-vitro; and dental erosion in-vivo. Bibliographic citations from the papers found were then used to find other useful sources. The authors categorize the techniques into three classes: in-vitro, in-vivo and in-vitro/in-vivo. The article discusses the instrumentation required to use each of these techniques, as well as their rationale, merits and applications. The emergence of in-vitro/in-vivo techniques offers the potential to accurately quantify tooth wear in clinical situations. Cross-sectional as well as longitudinal studies show that these techniques will improve diagnosis, treatment planning and management of dental erosion.
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital , Pune, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Mahasweta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital , Pune, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Nikhil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Periodontology, Dr. DY Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D Y Patil Vidyapeeth , Pune, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kathariya
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, Daswani Dental College and Research Centre , Kota, Rajasthan, India .
authors.forename: Prabhakar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Angadi
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, D.Y. Patil Dental School, Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University , Pune, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Sonal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raikar
keywords: In-vitro techniques; Indices; Microradiography; Microscopy; Spectophotometry; Tomography; Tooth erosion; Wasting disease