EROSIVE TOOTH WEAR – WHY CLINICIANS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS CONDITION

Authors

  • Cristiane Meira Assunção Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Ortodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
  • Ana Paula Hermont Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Ortodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
  • Sheila Márcia Auad Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Ortodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
  • Saul Martins Paiva Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Ortodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
  • Jonas Almeida Rodrigues Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Ortodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29327/24816.3.3-3

Keywords:

Desgaste Dentário Erosivo, Erosão Dental, Diagnóstico, Prevenção

Abstract

Erosive tooth wear (ETW) is defined as a chemical-mechanical process leading to the cumulative loss of hard dental tissue without the involvement of bacteria. The prevalence of ETW has been reported to range from 10% to over 80% in children and 4% to 82% in adults. The management of ETW should include an early diagnosis, the evaluation of different etiological factors, risk identification and the proposal of preventive measures to delay the advance of the condition. These measures include fluoride exposure, use of low abrasive toothpastes, clinical monitoring, and in more severe cases sealant application and restorations. Patients suffering from eating disorders with purging behaviour and gastroesophageal reflux disease are considered the most important group of risk for this condition. Clinicians should be aware of this condition with growing prevalence, once substance loss is an irreversible condition, providing prompt preventive measures, during the early stages, are essential to reduce ETW.

Key words: Erosive Tooth Wear, Dental Erosion, Diagnosis, Prevention.

Author Biography

Cristiane Meira Assunção, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Ortodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Ortodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

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Published

2019-01-14

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3: September-December 2018

Section

Review