An investigation of some factors associated with occlusal tooth wear in a selected high-wear sample |
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| Authors: | Anders Johansson Torgny Haraldson Ridwaan Omar Stavros Kiliaridis Gunnar E. Carlsson |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Odontology, University of Göteborg, Gothenburg;Department of Stomatognathic Physiology, Community Dentistry, Borås, Sweden;Department of Dentistry, Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, University of Göteborg;Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Odontology, University of Göteborg, Gothenburg, Sweden |
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of some factors associated with occlusal tooth wear in a selected high-wear Swedish sample. The material comprised 59 persons having a mean age of 35 yr within the range 16–70 yr, the criteria for selection being a full or near-full complement of natural teeth, and the presence of definite clinical signs of occlusal wear. A dentition wear index, in addition to anterior, posterior, and arch subindices, was derived from a tooth-by-tooth evaluation of casts. Factors which were found to correlate significantly with increased occlusal wear were age, sex, self-perception of wear, number of teeth, and general health, as well as a number of variables from study-cast analysis. On the basis of the findings, not only is the multifactorial etiology of occlusal tooth wear a reality, but so, too, is the complex interdependence of these factors in the severity of wear. |
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| Keywords: | occlusal wear tooth abrasion tooth attrition wear index |
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