Tooth Wear, Etiology, Diagnosis and Its Management in Elderly: A Literature Review

Abstract

The aim of the review was to present the importance of tooth wear, etiology and its management in elderly patients. The success of rehabilitation of tooth wear in elderly depends upon finding the etiology, correct diagnosis, prevention method and its management. Recognition of the early signs of tooth wear could bring about timely prevention and improve the life span of teeth in elderly.

Anti-Erosion Properties of a Stabilized Stannous Fluoride Dentifrice

“…Paradoxically, promoted healthy lifestyle, diet rich in fresh fruit and fruit drinks, wholegrain products, as well as physical exertion leading to dehydration and diminished protective action of saliva, all contribute to the development of non-carious lesions in hard dental tissues [9][10][11]. Other factors like chronic stress, mental illness, alimentary diseases leading to the presence of gastric secretion in the mouth and subsequent lowering of oral pH are also contributory [12,13]. The 2015 paper Effect of endurance training on dental erosion, caries and saliva introduces the term "sports dentistry", which indicates the scale of the problem of sportsrelated dental erosion in patients who train intensively and are temporarily dehydrated [14].…”