Abstract |
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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Authors | A Johansson, T Haraldson, R Omar, S Kiliaridis, G E Carlsson |
Journal | Scandinavian journal of dental research
(Scand J Dent Res)
Vol. 101
Issue 6
Pg. 407-15
(Dec 1993)
ISSN: 0029-845X [Print] Denmark |
PMID | 8290885
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Dental Occlusion, Traumatic
(complications)
- Female
- Humans
- Linear Models
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Proprioception
- Severity of Illness Index
- Sex Factors
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Tooth Abrasion
(etiology, pathology)
- Tooth Loss
(complications)
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