Jayde Balderston

Henry Schein Content Strategist

Jayde Balderston

Henry Schein Content Strategist

Discover how early detection can help tackle the rise of tooth wear in the UK, and what techniques and products you can introduce to your practice for effective tooth wear treatment and prevention.

Tooth Wear Prevention

The first step in tooth wear prevention is identifying the possible underlying risk factors, followed by regular surveillance of the wear progression using tools such as a tooth wear index, pictures, or 3D scans.

Educating your patients on the signs and causes of tooth wear is essential for ongoing patient compliance, and encouraging them to engage in tooth wear prevention techniques, such as wearing a night guard, implementing proper brushing techniques, and adjusting their diet can offer longer-term protection and reduce wear.

GC offers a variety of in-office and take-home solutions such as MI Varnish, Tooth Mousse, and MI Paste Plus, which all contain RECALDENT™ CPP-ACP to promote the remineralisation of enamel and increase surface hardness, desensitise teeth with exposed dentine, and provide additional protection against harmful acids.

Tooth Wear Prevention

FAQs

What are the main signs of tooth wear?

The main signs of tooth wear vary from person to person and is usually multi-factorial, and can be characterised by smooth, rounded tooth surfaces caused by acid exposure, matching wear facets from tooth-to-tooth contact, U-shaped cervical notches linked to brushing habits, and sharp cervical defects associated with occlusal stress.

What causes tooth wear?

Tooth wear can be caused by a range of dietary, mechanical, intrinsic, and age-related factors, including the consumption of acidic food and drink, bruxism, the use of abrasive toothpastes or harsh cleaning practices, and medical conditions such as gastrointestinal problems, chronic vomiting, and eating disorders.

How can GC products help to prevent and treat tooth wear?

GC products can support both the treatment and prevention of tooth wear through their range of restorative and preventive solutions that support the long-term management of tooth wear. GC’s restoratives can be used for conservative, additive treatment approaches tailored to the severity and distribution of wear, while their preventives can help promote enamel remineralisation, increase surface hardness, reduce sensitivity, and provide additional protection against harmful acids.

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