As a follow-up to the recent post on the abrasiveness of toothpaste, I thought we would look at prophy paste. Prophy paste, even the fine is generally more abrasive then over the counter toothpastes. Read More
Toothpaste Abrasiveness
I'll admit that the abrasiveness of over the counter toothpastes has not been something I have always thought about. The increasing use of monolithic ceramic restorations that get their esthetics from Read More
A Nightguard Your Patients Will Wear
Any of you who regularly read my blog know I regularly treat TMD in my practice, both occluso-muscle disorders and joint issues. The first line of defense for many of these patients is an occlusal Read More
Diagnosing Attrition
As a follow up to last week's video on diagnosing wear, this video looks specifically at the signs of attrition. Attrition is the loss of tooth structure from rubbing the teeth together. Understanding Read More
Common Causes of Tooth Wear
In this video I discuss the common causes of tooth wear. Although attrition, or grinding, is prevalent, it is not the only cause of tooth wear. In order to understand the risks the patient presents Read More
Do Patients Para-Function in Centric Relation?
I know even the mention of the words centric relation probably has some readers bristling, as this is a much argued over topic. With that said the research by Lundeen and Gibbs at the University of Read More
Is Tooth Wear Normal?
[/caption] I ask the question "Is Wear Normal?" at almost every lecture I do on occlusion. Usually the response is a small number of mumbled replies. A good follow up question is " How many Read More
Diagnosing Wear: Attrition or Erosion
[/caption] Patients who have worn teeth can be some of the most disconcerting. Often we are unsure of when to talk to patients about wear and uncertain about how we treat it and how predictable the Read More
Fractured Lower Incisors, How???
[/caption] I had a new patient come in for an emergency appointment with a fractured lower incisor. This is probably the best example I have seen yet of someone shearing off tooth structure down Read More
