Enamel wear: Diagnosis

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Diagnosing enamel wear

Prevention or Early diagnosis of enamel wear is important to prevent further, lasting damage1

Common enamel wear features

Common features of enamel wear2,3

These include:

  • Yellowing (advanced sign)
  • Thinning and translucency
  • Surface changes (smoothing)
  • Loss of structural features (rounding)
Other signs of enamel wear

Other signs of enamel wear2,3

These include:

  • Palatal erosive tooth wear
  • Occlusal cupping

Sensodyne Pronamel – helping protect your patients against enamel wear

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Management

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Enamel wear

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Causes and mechanisms

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Impact on patient quality of life

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The Pronamel range

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Patient care resources

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