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PubMed1999

Removable prostheses.

Reconstruction of the dentition extensively damaged through tooth surface loss may require the use of removable prostheses. This can be the most appropriate type of treatment when either the teeth are very severely worn or the patient wishes a simpler and more economical approach than a fixed reconstruction.

Adult↗
PubMed1999

Adhesive techniques.

This paper describes the use of adhesive techniques to restore teeth previously affected by tooth surface loss so avoiding the need to remove sound tooth tissue.

Dental Cements↗
PubMed1999

Conventional crown and bridgework.

The restoration of worn teeth with crowns requires a number of strategies to create space for retentive, resistant and durable castings.

Aged↗
PubMed2000

The condition of teeth in the UK in 1998 and implications for the future.

The latest of the decennial surveys of the United Kingdom was undertaken in 1998 by the Office of National Statistics in collaboration with the dental schools of the Universities of Birmingham, Dundee, Newcastle and Wales. Dentate adults in 1998 have fewer missing teeth and more sound and untreated teeth on average than in 1978. The average number of decayed teeth has dropped significantly from 1.9 in 1978 to 1.1 in 1998. The average number of filled teeth has remained fairly constant over the same time but its distribution has changed quite markedly towards older adults having more filled teeth than people of a similar age in the past whilst the reverse is true for younger adults. The overall trends are encouraging, but there is a need to review the way disease is managed in adults in the United Kingdom.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2002

Management of tooth surface loss.

This part of the series is devoted to tooth surface loss (TSL) not caused by caries or trauma. The management of this form of generalised TSL is included in this series because knowledge of occlusion is needed for both the diagnosis and, when indicated, treatment. There are, however, many other factors involved in the management of generalised TSL other than those associated with 'occlusion'. These will also be discussed.

Bruxism↗
PubMed1997

Measurement of tooth wear in patients with palatal erosion.

AIM: To develop a reproducible method for the assessment of tooth wear in vivo using a laser profilometer. DESIGN: A controlled study to measure tooth wear. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Wear was measured over a 6-month period in 13 patients with unexplained palatal dental erosion and compared with a group of 7 controls without any evidence of abnormal wear. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Metal disks were cemented to the tooth surface and impressions taken at 6-month intervals. Wear was estimated by scanning the impressions with a contacting laser profilometer and measuring a change in depth around the disk over a 6-month period using fixed reference points on the metal disks. RESULTS: A statistically significant difference was observed between patients with palatal erosion and the controls. Patients with erosion had a median of 36.5 microns of wear over 6 months (range 17.6-108.2) and the controls had a median of 3.7 microns (range 0.5-15.8). CONCLUSIONS: This paper presents a novel method for measuring erosion using fixed reference points cemented to the palatal surfaces of upper incisor teeth.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1998

The prevalence of tooth wear in a cluster sample of adolescent schoolchildren and its relationship with potential explanatory factors.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of tooth wear in adolescents and its relationship with diet, saliva and gastro-oesophageal reflux. DESIGN: Single centre cluster sample epidemiological study. SETTING: A school in London in the summer of 1996. SUBJECTS: 11-14-year-old schoolchildren. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The Smith and Knight tooth wear index (TWI), salivary factors, diet and symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux were recorded for all subjects. RESULTS: Results were obtained from 210 subjects. One subject refused to provide a saliva sample and 11 subjects provided insufficient saliva for analysis of buffering power (n = 198). 57% (95% confidence intervals 50.3-63.7%) of subjects had tooth wear on more than ten teeth and a median 12% (interquartile range 6-18%, 95% confidence intervals 8-14%) of surfaces were affected. However, dentine involvement was rare. The median intake of carbonated drinks was 2 cans (interquartile range 1-3) a day. However, there was no correlation with TWI (r = -0.09, P = 0.19). There was no relationship between tooth wear index (TWI) and salivary flow rate (r = -0.02, P = 0.78) or buffering capacity (r = -0.02, P = 0.76). A trend was observed for those with a reported history of regurgitation (n = 27) to have a higher maxillary TWI (median 8, interquartile range 2-13) compared with those who did not (5, 2-9, P = 0.06). CONCLUSIONS: Tooth wear is common in adolescents and the relationship with dietary acid, salivary buffering and symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux is complex and requires further investigation.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1998

Dental pain and suffering prior to the advent of modern dentistry.

In Prehistoric and Mediaeval times few dentitions in this country remained intact much after the age of 40-45 years. The point is made that dental caries and periodontal disease played little part in this early disintegration and it is unlikely that the population of this time suffered severely with their teeth. A change in dietary habits in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century measurably increased the lifespan of the dentition, but also radically altered the prevalence of caries. This change is likely to have been responsible for a vast increase in dentally-related pain and suffering which was only capable of being tackled as a social problem by the advent of modern dentistry.

Adult↗
PubMed2003

Retrospective long term monitoring of tooth wear using study models.

OBJECTIVE: Tooth wear is recognised as a common feature of European dentitions. However, little is known about its progression in susceptible patients. The aim of this study was to assess the degree and progression of tooth wear in patients by examining study casts taken of their teeth on two separate occasions. DESIGN: Over 500 sets of study casts taken during an 18-year period from patients referred for a variety of restorative procedures, were examined at Guy's Dental Hospital. Of these, 34 cases were found to have consecutive models taken at two time intervals and these were used to assess the progression of tooth wear. Study models from 19 females and 16 males, with an average age of 26 years (range 18-60) at the time of their first presentation and were all examined by a single operator. The Smith and Knight tooth wear index was used to assess the degree of tooth wear at presentation and then at another time which was a median of 26 months (interquartile range 14 - 50 months) later. RESULTS: The most common initial TWI score per surface was 1, with 54% of surfaces affected at the first assessment and 57% at the second. Score 2 was less common (14% at both assessments) and the scores for 3 and 4 combined were relatively uncommon with 5% of surfaces effected. Minimal progression of tooth wear was observed on study casts with only 7.3% of surfaces involved. CONCLUSION: In this sample, tooth wear was a slow, minimally progressive process.

Adolescent↗