Tooth wear Flashcards
What can tooth wear also be referred to as?
Non carious tooth tissue loss (NCTTL)
What can cause normal tooth wear min olde rpatient?
Generally using the teeth
What is tooth wear defined by?
Aetiology
Severity
Distribution
WHat are the 3 types of tooth wear?
Abrasion
Attrition
Erosion
With an ageing population what also increases?
The number of patients with tooth wear
What work can we do that can cause localised tooth surface loss?
Porcelain crowns or high restorations
Why are younger patients also developing tooth wear?
Due to a high acidic diet of fizzy drinks or fruit
Define erosion
The irreversible progressive loss of dental hard tisue by acidic chemical process not involving bacteria
Define attrition
The loss of tooth substance or restoration due to the contact of 2 teeth
Define abrasion
Abnormal wearing of tooth substance or a restoration by mechanical process other than tooth contact
What is erosion classified according to?
According to the source of the acid:
Intrinsic
Extrinsic
Define intrinsic acid sources
Acid coming up
Deine extrinsic acid sources
Acid going in
Give examples of extrinsic acid sources
Wine
Pickled onions
Vinegar
Fizzy drinks
Give examples of intrinsic acid sources
Vomiting
Gastro oesophageal reflux
Ruminant eating
What is GOR caused by
Sphincter incompetence
increase gastric pressure
increased gastric volume
What are the Symptoms of GOR
Heartburn Retrosternal discomfort Epigastric pain Dysphagia Chronic cough SOre throat
Name an eating disorder that can lead to tooth problems
Bulimia nervosa
Patients you are being exposed to intrinsic acid sources may see erosion on which surfaces of the teeth?
The palatal surfaces
Which type of drinks have the highest erosion potential?
Fruit juices EG orange and apple juice
Name some important factors we need to consider when looking at dietary erosion
Amount
Frequency
Method of consumption
Timing of consumption
Name a predisposing factor that can make it more likely for someone to have erosion
Reduced saliva
What is the clinical presentation of erosion of anterior teeth
- Loss of surface anatomy
- Smooth enamel
- Increased incisal translucency
- Chipping of incisal edge
- Palatal hollows
- Areas where enamel is absent
- `Exposure of pup
What is the clinical presentation of erosion of posterior teeth
- Loss of surface anatomy
- Cuspal cupping
3 Proud restorations - Darkening of color
- Pulpal exposure is rare
What is the clinical presentation of attrition?
- Enamel and dentine wearing at the same rate
- Localised facets flattened cusps/ incisal edges
- Worn surfaces mate in closed eccentric movements
- Shiny malgam in areas of contact
- Slow process so secondary dentine form and not usually sensitive
- Possible masseteric hypertrophy
- Possible fractured cusps / restorations
- Increases risk of tooth mobility
What condition can cause attrition?
Bruxism (Grinding)