Erosive tooth wear : from diagnosis to therapy /

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Dental erosion (Lussi)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Lussi, Adrian (Editor), Ganss, Carolina (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel : Karger, [2014]
Edition:Second, revised and extended edition of "Dental erosion - from diagnosis to therapy", volume 20.
Series:Monographs in oral science ; v. 25.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Erosive tooth wear : a multifactorial condition of growing concern and increasing knowledge
  • Is erosive tooth wear an oral disease?
  • Diagnosis of erosive tooth wear
  • The interaction between attrition, abrasion, and erosion in tooth wear
  • Challenges in assessing erosive tooth wear
  • Prevalence, incidence, and distribution of erosion
  • Prevalence of erosive tooth wear in risk groups
  • The histological features and physical properties of eroded dental hard tissues
  • Dentine hypersensitivity
  • Methods for assessment of dental erosion
  • Erosion in relation to nutrition and the environment
  • Oral hygiene products, medications, and drugs : hidden aetiological factors for dental erosion
  • Understanding the chemistry of dental erosion
  • Intrinsic causes of erosion
  • The potential of saliva in protecting against dental erosion
  • The pellicle and erosion
  • The role of oral hygiene : does toothbrushing harm?
  • Risk assessment and causal preventive measures
  • The role of fluoride in erosion therapy
  • Alternatives to fluoride in the prevention and treatment of dental erosion
  • Restorative therapy of erosive lesions
  • Erosive tooth wear in children.