Conservative management of tooth wear: A case series.

J Conserv Dent Endod

Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

Published: September 2023

Tooth wears in general term means loss of tooth structure. Tooth loss increases with age and thus causes difficulty in chewing and increased sensitivity. Wear facets on the occlusal surface are subjected to high occlusal stresses leading to repeated dislodgment of the restoration. This article presents the use of bonded amalgam as a restorative material for restoring localized occlusal wear facets.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10823954PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jcd.jcd_253_23DOI Listing

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