A clinical index for evaluating and monitoring dental erosion

Abstract

This study describes a new fine-scaled system for classifying initial and advanced dental erosions. The system includes the use of study casts of the teeth in an epoxy resin with an accurate surface reproduction. The severity of erosion on each tooth surface is scored according to six grades of severity. In addition, the presence of a Class V restoration and dental erosion on the same surface increases the erosion score, as it is assumed that the need for restorative treatment can be caused by the erosion. A high inter-examiner agreement was found when the present scoring system was used by two examiners on the same sample. With this prerequisite it is proposed that an index value for facial, oral, incisal/occlusal and cervical surfaces is calculated as the mean value of scores for the respective surfaces. The index values represent the severity of tooth substance loss in various locations of the oral cavity and are furthermore suitable for data analysis. The system is thereby well-suited for determining etiologic factors and monitoring the progression of erosion over time.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of nursing students on Hospital Acquired Infections in Western region of Nepal

“…While the WHO campaign has outlined a framework, hand hygiene adherence continues to be problematic even though it is a simple and highly effective measure to reduce HAIs. 4,5 Among the standard precautions advocated, hand hygiene is considered, in itself, the most important one. Another important measure is the adequate use of gloves, whose purpose is to protect the HCWs, as well as the patient.…”

Di̇yeti̇n Dental Erozyon Üzeri̇ne Etki̇si̇

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Research in primary dental care Part 4: Measures

“…Measuring enamel defects or fluorosis Modified Dental Enamel Defects Index (DDE) 15 Tooth Surface Index of Fluorosis (TSIF) 16 Thylstrup-Fejerskov Index of Fluorosis (TF) 17 Measuring dental erosion or tooth wear Larsen et al erosion index 18 Lussi erosion index 19 …”