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    Dental Erosion
    Dental Erosion
    Dental Erosion
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    Dental Erosion

    By R. Graham Chadwick

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    Dental erosion is increasingly common. Its effects can be profound with lifelong consequences for the general and dental health of affected individuals. This book seeks to provide a framework of knowledge, in an easy-to-use format, to enable the dental team to manage effectively those with dental erosion. A concise, evidence based approach is adopted that is illustrated with examples of real cases. Many useful practical tips on treating such patients are given.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherQuintessence Publishing Co. Ltd.
    Release dateMar 19, 2019
    ISBN9781850973058
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      Dental Erosion - R. Graham Chadwick

      (1908)

      Chapter 1

      Erosion – Is it a Problem?

      ‘There are no new truths, but only truths that have not been recognised by those who have perceived them without noticing.’

      Mary MacArthur from On The Contrary (1961)

      Aim

      To appreciate other forms of tooth surface loss, the nature and prevalence of dental erosion.

      Outcome

      After reading this chapter the reader should have an understanding of:

      other forms of tooth surface loss

      the historical background surrounding dental erosion

      the prevalence of dental erosion

      the limitations of the present evidence base.

      Introduction and Historical Background

      In its true sense dental erosion may be defined as the loss of enamel and dentine from chemical attack other than those chemicals produced intraorally by bacteria. This distinguishes it from dental caries, in which the damaging acid is produced from the fermentation of carbohydrates and the microorganisms of dental plaque. Although many would attribute the classical appearance of palatal tooth surface loss (Fig 1-1) to this process, it should never be forgotten that such surfaces may also wear due to both abrasion and attrition working in combination with the erosive process. Abrasion is physical wear brought about by contact with objects other than a tooth (Fig 1-2). Attrition is the physical wear of one tooth surface against another, with tooth tissue loss occurring on the contacting surfaces (Fig 1-3). In any patient all three mechanisms may be at work to a lesser or greater extent. As a result the dentist should always conduct a detailed examination to determine the major cause of the tooth surface loss that presents.

      Fig 1-1 Dental erosion affecting the palatal aspects of the maxillary teeth – note also the submargination of the amalgam restorations in UR4, UR6 and UL6.

      Fig 1-2 Abrasion of the upper and lower incisors produced from contact with a pipe stem over many years.

      Fig 1-3 Attrition of the dentition of a female patient aged 25 years.

      It is tempting and convenient to believe that dental erosion is a relatively new phenomenon that is the product of modern times. This is untrue – the condition, as defined today, was familiar to dentists at the turn of the 19th century. These included G. V. Black (Fig 1-4). He reported upon the condition in his 1908 work on operative dentistry. This makes remarkable reading, because he states that ’erosion is rarer than dental caries but more frequent in the more affluent classes’. He also suggested that once practitioners were familiar with dental erosion they would see more cases. Rather far-sightedly he postulated that the individual susceptibility to the condition he witnessed may have a hereditary basis. He commented that although erosion tended to progress slowly this could cease spontaneously or continue intermittently. These observations were pertinent, holding true today. They pose a number of dilemmas for today’s practitioner. Should all patients be given the same preventive advice? When should erosion be operatively treated or the impact of preventive measures observed?

      Fig 1-4 G.V. Black.

      Typically dental erosion manifests itself in late adolescence or early adulthood. This is at a time when patients tend to be acutely concerned about their life style and appearance. They also have many years of life ahead of them. As a result the management of such patients presents a considerable challenge to the dentist. When today’s restoration is placed it will ultimately fail at some stage in the future. Will the mode of failure facilitate or hinder recovery? Clinical management options selected now must keep future treatment options open. This book seeks to provide a framework of knowledge to enable the dental team to manage this group of patients. It should be regarded as a pick ‘n’ mix tool box to address such dilemmas for the benefit of individual patients. It is not a prescriptive recipe book of solutions.

      Prevalence

      Surprisingly, few studies have examined the prevalence of dental erosion. Although it is generally accepted that the prevalence is highest in young people and adolescents, it is not always possible to compare the findings of one study with another. This is due to the different methods of recording erosion used by each group of researchers. It is therefore difficult to get a picture of the problem. The most comprehensive epidemiological data originates from the UK.

      The 1993 National Survey of UK Child Dental Health reported that nearly 25% of 11-year-olds and 50% of five- to six-year-olds exhibited dental erosion. Similar proportions of young people, aged four to 18 years, were found to have dental erosion in the

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