Introduction: Non carious lesions are multicausal clinical status with wide diversity of prevalence among individuals and populations. Several etiologic backgrounds may simultaneously play role in the incidence of this condition. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of non carious tooth wear and to point out the strength of correlation between occlusal, incisal and cervic...

The management of the interim phase of a complete oral rehabilitation in patients with severely worn dentition is often challenging due to the loss of occlusal vertical dimension, loss of tooth structure, uneven wear of teeth creating an uneven plane of occlusion, and parafunctional habits. This case report describes the management of excessive tooth tissue loss in a 45 year old woman with a hi...

PURPOSE Acrylic resin teeth on fixed implant prostheses are subject to time-dependent wear. The purpose of this retrospective analysis is to evaluate and describe the management of such wear in the context of selected variables--patient gender and age, dental arch location, and opposing dentition. The clinical and dental laboratory process to replace the worn teeth is defined as a retread. MA...

BACKGROUND Little attention has been directed towards identifying the relationship between physical exercise, dental erosive wear and salivary secretion. The study aimed i) to describe the prevalence and severity of dental erosive wear among a group of physically active young adults, ii) to describe the patterns of dietary consumption and lifestyle among these individuals and iii) to study poss...

Abnormalities of dental development and eruption occur quite commonly in the horse and result in a wide range of clinical conditions. A congenital/developmental problem present at the time of tooth eruption often leads to acquired dental problems as the teeth continue to erupt and wear. Consequently, several different dental abnormalities whose pathogenesis may be inter-related, are often prese...

Introduction: The restoration of endodontically treated teeth is a topic that has been studied extensively but it is still a challenge for dental practitioners. The aim of this study was to evaluate fracture resistance, fracture patterns and fracture location of endodontically treated human maxillary premolars restored with direct and indirect composite resin and ceramic restoration. Methods: E...

A computational technique for unconstrained optimal control problems is presented. First an Euler discretization is carried out to obtain a finite-dimensional approximation of the continous-time (infinite-dimensional) problem. Then an inexact restoration (IR) method due to Birgin and Mart́ınez is applied to the discretized problem to find an approximate solution. Convergence of the technique to ...

Cannomys and Rhizomys are the sole living genera of the tribe Rhizomyini (Rhizomyinae, Spalacidae, Rodentia), known in the fossil record since the Late Miocene. The dental morphology of fossil Rhizomyini has been described in detail but until recently such descriptions were unavailable for extant species. A detailed account of the morphology and dental wear pattern of the cheek teeth of Cannomy...

Abnormalities of dental development and eruption occur quite commonly in the horse and result in a wide range of clinical conditions. A congenital/developmental problem present at the time of tooth eruption often leads to acquired dental problems as the teeth continue to erupt and wear. Consequently, several different dental abnormalities whose pathogenesis may be inter-related, are often prese...

An interactive dental form can be created with minimal time and expense. This system is very useful for filling out forms, drawing dental wear patterns, filing the form, and printing a copy for the client. It is superior to handling paper forms and will be well received by clients. Author’s address: Williamsport Veterinary Service, 2586 Northway Road Extension, Williamsport, PA 17701. © 2002 AAEP.