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J Korean Dent Assoc. 2017;55(5):358-364. Published online May 31, 2017.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22974/jkda.2017.55.5.004
- 치아마모측정에 대한 임상적 접근
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이승표
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서울대학교 치의학대학원 구강해부학교실
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- Clinical considerations for tooth wear measurement
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Seung-Pyo Lee
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Department of Oral Anatomy, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University
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- Abstract
- Nowadays, there has been an increasing interest in the preservation of natural dentition and the proper occlusion related to tooth wear for quality of life. Tooth wear means the loss of tooth enamel structure. This is happened by many causes which is the combined effects of many mechanisms. For keeping proper occlusion, dentists should check tooth wear status with acceptable methods and tools for the proper diagnosis. Until now, there have been many traditional qualitative ways to measure tooth wear which are intuitive, rapid, and simple. On the contrast, they are not objective nor reproducible. With the development of related technique, new quantitative methods using CAD and 3d scanners. This article aimed to introduce qualitative and quantitative methods for tooth wear measurements.
Keywords :tooth wear;clinical measurement;
