The dental elements most frequently affected by these lesions were premolars and molars. Tribologia en odontologia, nueva vision al desgaste dental. Dental erosion corresponds to the irreversible loss of tooth tissue surface due to the chemical action of acids, where bacteria are not involved. Dental erosion found in 6 to 12 year old children in this public school is lower compared to. Eccentric forces on the teeth and mechanical stress were related as. The teeth most frequently affected by dental abrasion were premolars and molars. Patients after the procedure underwent a dental evaluation to investigate the presence of dental erosion by eroding tooth surface. Dental brushing, friction with exogenous agents and harmful habits were reported as pertaining to the etiological agent of this lesion. Dental erosion international dental journal 1998 48, 529539.
Dental erosion is a term that has been around for over 100 years in the dental literature and wear of the teeth has been detected in various ways in ancient cultures, but the injury problem and chipped the mineral structure of teeth has not been clearly understood. American society for testing and materials, committee on standards. It is caused by chemical solutions which come into contact with the teeth. Eccentric forces on the teeth and mechanical stress were related as etiological constituents of the abfraction lesion. Diagnosis and management of dental erosion volume 1 number 1 fall issue, 1999. It has become a common condition worldwide, especially in children, affected by the high consumption of acidic and carbonated drinks. Dental erosion is a pathologic, chronic, localized loss of dental hard tissue. The primary dental care team has the expertise and the responsibility to provide this care for their patients with erosion. Acid erosion tribology in dentistry new dental wear. The merger of knowledge and scientific analysis from daily observations. Is called dental erosion to the irreversible loss of tooth structure due to a chemical process without bacterial involvement.
In mexico there are no reports on the frequency and possible association. Dental erosion or chemical wearing away of the tooth structure is a dental health problem of the modern world and if not detected early, may result in serious irreversible damage to the dentition. Among the intrinsic causes of the presence of acid in the oral cavity we have gastroesophageal reflux disease. Definition, clrrssificutioii 153 longer subject to further decalcification, have prominent thick enamel borders and do not show a honeycomb enamel prism structure in shadowed replicas observed in the sem 20. This chemical process is due to the action of acids of extrinsic or intrinsic origin. Articulos originales erosiones dentales en pacientes con. Erosionchemical and biological factors of importance to the dental practitioner. There is good evidence from epidemiological and experimental studies in humans and animals, and there is an association. Global dietary surveys repeated over three decades indicate that levels of intake of soft drinks have changed considerably. Dental erosion is increasing, is associated with acids and diet soft drinks are a major source. The appearance of eroded teeth is smoothing, silkyglazed, sometimes dull, the enamel surface has an absence of.