Contemporary diagnosis and management of dental erosion

Objective This article is aimed at providing an overview of the topic erosive tooth wear (ETW), highlighting clinical signs, diagnosis, and management dental erosion. Overview With increased prevalence ETW, it important that oral health professionals are able to recognize early signs. Early signs erosion characterized by loss enamel texture, a silky glossy appearance, sometimes dulling surface gloss, referred as whipped clay effect, cupping, restorations 'standing proud'. The progression ETW should be monitored means diagnostic models or photographs. can result acid attack extrinsic intrinsic origin. Conclusion There increase being recognized profession. first step in diagnosing possible process occurring. At point determination whether primary etiology either made. If these findings confirmed, appropriate prevention, strategies adopted followed restorative therapy. Clinical significance continues increase. It therefore care providers have better understanding etiology, pathophysiology, this condition. review aims provide guidelines for diagnosis