Dental Erosion and Its Clinical Management
Dental erosion adversely affects the aesthetics, function, and longevity of the dentition of adults and children alike, and its increasing incidence and prevalence are the source of growing concern. In response, many studies have been conducted on the con
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Dental Erosion and Its Clinical Management
Bennett T. Amaechi Editor
Dental Erosion and Its Clinical Management
Editor Bennett T. Amaechi Comprehensive Dentistry University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Texas USA
ISBN 978-3-319-13992-0 ISBN 978-3-319-13993-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13993-7
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Preface
Dental erosion, otherwise known as erosive tooth wear, is the loss of tooth tissue through dissolution by acid of intrinsic (gastric) and extrinsic (dietary or environmental) sources. There has been a growing concern for the increasing global prevalence of this dental disorder in all age groups. Changes in dietary, social, and oral hygiene habits commonly provide important explanations for a true increased prevalence of this condition. Continued destruction of the dental hard tissue in an uncontrolled erosive tooth wear may lead to severe tissue loss with exposure of the dentin, hypersensitivity, unpleasant appearance, and reduced masticatory function. Thus it is now generally agreed that prevention of further tooth wear should form the basis of any ongoing lifelong dental management. Today, the etiology and pathogenesis, the factors that modify erosion manifestation, agents, and methods that can be used to control and prevent erosion, and the different parameters that may affect the management of dental erosion, have been established through numerous researches. It is now time for these information to be distilled into an accessible, practical, and clinically focused format to be used by dental practitioners, educators, and students as well as other health professionals for evidence-based clinical management of de
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