Current concepts on the management of tooth wear: part 1. Assessment, treatment planning and strategies for the prevention and the passive management of tooth wear

Wear characteristics of current aesthetic dental restorative CAD/CAM materials: Two-body wear, gloss retention, roughness and Martens hardness

“…The clinical manifestation of attrition shows the appearance of a flat circumscribed facet on enamel and/or on restorative material. As the lesion progresses, there is a tendency towards the reduction of the cusp height and flattening of the occlusal inclined planes (Mehta et al, 2012) leading to a loss of vertical dimension as also shown in the present two-body wear experiment in Figures 2 to 4. Wear assessments from a group of patients suggest that wear is normally a slow process (Bartlett, 2003).…”

“…intervention (Eccles, 1982;Mehta et al, 2012). The clinical manifestation of attrition shows the appearance of a flat circumscribed facet on enamel and/or on restorative material.…”

“…Tooth wear is a complex cumulative and irreversible process with a multifactorial aetiology (Mehta et al, 2012). Information on tooth wear in occlusal contact areas is critical, since loss of occlusal support changes the vertical dimension and the anatomy of the occlusal surface, which can induce parafunction (Ramfjord and Ash, 1979).…”

“…Toothbrushing is a common cause of abrasion leading to physical wear of the tooth surface through a mechanical process independent of occlusion (Mehta et al, 2012). Toothbrushing influences the wear of enamel and of restorations, mainly by the abrasivity of the toothpaste slurry and by the structure of the restorative materials (Da Costa et al, 2010;Lee et al, 2010;Wiegand et al, 2008).…”

Knowledge, attitude and practice of tooth wear among adults in Bertam, Penang

“…Tooth wear is described as an oral problem which can manifest into erosion, attrition, abrasion and abfraction lesions [1,2]. The differences of tooth wear compared to other oral lesions are the causative factors.…”