Erosive tooth wear : from diagnosis to therapy /

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Erosive tooth wear : a multifactorial condition of growing concern and increasing knowledge / A. Lussi, T.S. Carvalho -- Is erosive tooth wear an oral disease? / C. Ganss -- Diagnosis of erosive tooth wear / C. Ganss, A. Lussi -- The interaction between attrition, abrasion, and erosion in tooth wear / R.P. Shellis, M. Addy -- Challenges in assessing erosive tooth wear / V. Margaritis, J. Nunn -- Prevalence, incidence, and distribution of erosion / T. Jaeggi, A. Lussi -- Prevalence of erosive tooth wear in risk groups / N. Schlueter, A. Bjorg Tveit -- The histological features and physical properties of eroded dental hard tissues / C. Canss, A. Lussi, N. Schlueter -- Dentine hypersensitivity / N. West, J. Seong, M. Davies -- Methods for assessment of dental erosion / T. Attin, F.J. Wegehaupt -- Erosion in relation to nutrition and the environment / M.E. Barbour, A. Lussi -- Oral hygiene products, medications, and drugs -- Hidden aetiological factors for dental erosion / E. Hellwig, A. Lussi -- Understanding the chemistry of dental erosion / R.P. Shellis, J.D.B. Featherstone, A. Lussi -- Intrinsic causes of erosion / R. Moazzez, D. Bartlett -- The potential of saliva in protecting against dental erosion / H.T. Hara, D.T. Zero -- The pellicle and erosion / M. Hannig, C. Hannig -- The role of oral hygiene : does toothbrushing harm? / A. Wiegand, N. Schlueter -- Risk assessment and causal preventive measures / A. Lussi, A. Hellwig -- The role of fluoride in erosion therapy / M.C. Huysmans, A. Young, C Ganss -- Alternatives to fluoride in the prevention and treatment of dental erosion / M.A.R. Buzalaf, A.C. Magalhaes, A. Wiegand -- Restorative therapy of erosive lesions / A. Peutzfeldt, T. Jaeggi, A. Lussi -- Erosive tooth wear in children / T.S. Carvalho, A. Lussi, T. Jaeggi, D.L. Gambon.