Patient- and therapy-related factors on the wear of denture teeth – Results of a clinical trial

Clinical assessment of enamel wear caused by monolithic zirconia crowns

“…Heintze et al . also found a trend of less wear for women than for men. Another study reported that gender had no significant effect on wear behaviour, however .…”

“…This finding is in accordance with that from a clinical study in which wear of denture teeth was examined (28). Heintze et al (29) also found a trend of less wear for women than for men. Another study reported that gender had no significant effect on wear behaviour, however (30).…”

“…In this respect, it should be noted that the sample size in our study was relatively low and more patients may be necessary to enable statistical proof of other patient-related factors affecting wear. Although Heintze et al (29) studied wear of denture teeth for 89 subjects, they found no factor with a significant correlation with wear and concluded that further research is required to identify factors responsible for the high variability of clinical wear observed among subjects.…”

“…Although Heintze et al . studied wear of denture teeth for 89 subjects, they found no factor with a significant correlation with wear and concluded that further research is required to identify factors responsible for the high variability of clinical wear observed among subjects.…”

“…It is obvious that in clinical studies, many patient‐related and therapy‐related factors, for example chewing forces or bruxism, are unknown and cannot be controlled . In the study presented, we tried to consider at least one of these factors, namely muscle activity at night, by exclusion of patients with more than 100 severe nightly muscle episodes within 5 h (which may be an indication of nightly bruxism and/or clenching).…”