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Tooth Wear 1 Flashcards

1
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What are some examples of tooth surface loss?

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  • Everything that can cause it
  • Caries
  • Trauma
  • Developmental problems
  • Tooth wear
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What are some examples of non-carious tooth surface loss?

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  • Trauma
  • Developmental problems
  • Tooth wear
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What are the two types of Tooth wear?

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  • Pathological
  • Physiological
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What is Physiological tooth wear?

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  • The normal wear associated with normal function for that individual
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What is the Normal estimate of Physiological tooth wear per annum?

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  • 20-38um per year
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What is pathological tooth wear?

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  • Occurs if the remaining tooth structure or pulpal health is compromised
  • The rate of tooth wear is in excess of what is expected for that age
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What are the 4 main causes of tooth wear?

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  • Attrition
  • Abrasion
  • Erosion
  • Abfraction
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What is the definition of Attrition?

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  • The physiological wearing away of tooth structure as a result of tooth to tooth contact
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Where are Attritive lesions most commonly found?

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  • Found on occlusal and incisal contacting surfaces
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What is the early appearance of an attritive lesion?

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  • Polished facet on a cusp
  • or a Slight flattening of an incisal edge
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What does progression of an attritive lesion cause?

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  • Lead to reduction in cusp height
  • Lead to flattening of occlusal inclined planes
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What are some other findings for attritive lesions?

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  • Shortening of clinical crown of incisor and canine teeth
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What is Attrition almost always related to?

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  • Parafunctional habit ( Bruxism)
  • Flat facets are also present and related to functional and often parafunctional movements
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When talking about Attrition what occurs to the restorations as well as tooth structure?

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  • Show the same wear as the tooth structure
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What is the definition of Abrasion?

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  • The physical wear of tooth substance through an abnormal mechanical process independent of occlusion.
  • It involves a foreign object or substance repeatedly contacting the tooth.
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What is the most common area that is affected by Abrasion?

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  • Labial/ buccal and cervical on canine and premolar teeth
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What do abrasion lesions look like clinically?

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  • V shaped or rounded lesions
  • Have sharp margin at enamel edge where dentine is worn away preferentially
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What is the commonest cause of Abrasion?

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  • Tooth brushing
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Abrasion can manifest as notching of incisal edges. What can this be related to?

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  • Habits/lifestyle/occupation
  • Pins, nails, electrical wire stripping, fishing line, thread, pipe smoking
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Slide 18 **

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21
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What is the definition of Erosion?

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  • The loss of tooth surface by a chemical process that does not involve bacterial action
22
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What is the most common cause of pathological tooth wear?

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  • Erosion
  • INcreasing in prevalence
23
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What is Erosion caused by?

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  • Chronic exposure of dental hard tissues to acidic substances
  • Acidic substances can be extrinsic or intrinsic
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What is the appearance of an erosion lesion?

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  • Typically bilateral
  • Concave lesions
  • Do not have chalky appearance of bacterial acid decalcification
25
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What occurs in early stage erosion lesion?

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  • Enamel surface affected
  • Loss of surface detail
  • Surfaces become flat and smooth
  • Later dentine becomes exposed
26
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What does preferential wear of dentine lead to?

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  • Leads to ‘cupping’ of occlusal surfaces of molars and incisal edges of anteriors
27
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What are the factors which determine the severity of erosive wear?

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  • Source
  • Type
  • Frequency of exposure to acid
28
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In Erosion cases how would amalgam and composite restorations appear?

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  • Stand proud of tooth
29
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What are some other presentation of erosive wear?

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  • Increased translucency of incisal edges ( can appear dark)
  • Base of lesion not in contact with opposing tooth
  • No tooth staining present
30
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What is the definition of Abfraction?

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  • The loss of hard tissue from eccentric occlusal forces leading to compressive and tensile stresses at the cervical fulcrum areas of the tooth
31
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What are the theories in regard to Abfraction?

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  1. Abfraction if the basic cause of all non-carious cervical lesions
  2. Multifactorial aetiology. A combination of occlusal stress, abrasion and erosion
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Slide 28, 29,30-37

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33
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During assessment of a pt what are the stages you must complete?

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  • Recognise the problem is present
  • Grade its’ severity
  • Diagnose the likely cause or causes
  • Monitor the progression of the disease
    • Is it active or historic
    • Are preventative measures working or is active restorative treatment required
34
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What Medical History is relevant to tooth wear cases ( particularly erosion cases)?

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  • Medications with low pH
  • Medications which dry the mouth
  • Eating Disorders
  • Alcoholism
  • Heartburn
  • GORD
  • Hiatus Hernia
  • Rumination
  • Pregnancy
  • Patients are not always aware of reflux

(Pt may require referral to GMP - require consent to do this)

35
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What is the relevant past dental history?

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  • Regular attender previously (tooth wear require a lot of visits so need good attendance)
  • Previous experience of txt (simple, complex)
  • OH habits
    • Poor OH
    • Toothbrushing so ask frequency, Intensity, Duration, type of toothpaste
36
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What is relevant for Social history?

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  • Lifestyle stresses (Bruxism)
  • Occupational details
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Dietary analysis
  • Habits
  • Sports
37
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What are some main things you need to look for when examining the pt?

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  • Extra Oral
  • Must examine TMJ for restriction of movement, clicking, crepitus
  • Examine musculature for hypertrophy
  • Examine mouth opening for restriction (<4cm) and deviation during movement
  • ? Parotid hypertrophy
  • Overclosure ?
  • Lip Line
  • Smile line
38
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What is Overclosure?

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39
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When examining the occlusion of a pt what are the main things that should be recorded?

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  • Freeway space
  • OVD and resting face height
  • If there is any dento-alveolar compensation
  • Overbite and overjet
  • Are there stable contacts in centric relation
  • What are tooth contacts like in excursive movements
40
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What is recorded when performing a Wear examination?

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  • Location (Anterior/Posterior , Generalised)
  • Severity (Enamel only, into dentine, Severe)
41
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What is the most common location of wear?

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  • Generalised anterior
42
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What is the BEWE wear index ? (More used than Smith and Knight)

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0 - No erosive wear
1 - Initial loss of surface texture
2 - Distinct defect, hard tissue loss <50% of surface
3 - Hard tissue >50% of surface area

43
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What are the risk levels for BEWE? (add up all sextants)

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None - Less than or equal to 2
Low - Between 3 and 8
Medium - Between 9 and 13
High - 14 and over

44
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What special tests can be used in tooth wear cases?

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  • Sensibility testing
  • Radiographs (useful for sever tooth wear 1/3-1/2 loss of tooth)
  • Articulated study models
  • Intra-oral photographs
  • ? Salivary analysis
  • Diagnostic Wax-up
  • Dietary analysis
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