Tooth Wear

URL study guide

https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/T_2OTOOTHW

Course Objective

The student: -knows, understands, summarizes, applies, analyses, and evaluates all aspects related to the recognition (i.e., definitions, epidemiology, and multidisciplinary diagnosis) of the most common types of tooth wear. -knows, understands, summarizes, applies, analyses, and evaluates the possible causes and effects of the most common types of tooth wear. -knows, understands, summarizes, applies, analyses, and evaluates all aspects related to the multidisciplinary treatment and prognosis of the most common types of tooth wear.

Course Content

During this course, the ins and outs of tooth wear, notably mechanical (intrinsic attrition and extrinsic abrasion) and chemical (intrinsic and extrinsic erosion) tooth wear, will be dealt with. This multifactorial condition makes diagnosis difficult and treatment planning complicated of this increasing dental problem. It requires specialist attention of both restorative dentists and dentists specialized in orofacial pain & dysfunction. Hence, even though the main part of tooth wear diagnosis and management is dental, a close collaboration between different dental specialists is required for a good treatment outcome and prognosis. Those parts of the tooth wear domain that do have a true multidisciplinary character are dealt with in the Dental Sleep Medicine and Oral Movement Disorders courses.

Teaching Methods

group discussions, attendance is mandatory

Method of Assessment

essay or pico

Literature

Practical Procedures in the Management of Tooth Wear Author(s): Subir Banerji, Shamir Mehta, Niek Opdam, Bas Loomans 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2022 Erosive Tooth Wear, From Diagnosis to Therapy 2nd, revised and extended edition of 'Dental Erosion
- From Diagnosis to Therapy', Vol. 20 Editor(s): Lussi, A. (Bern) Ganss, C. (Giessen) Karger, 2014 Toothwear: The ABC of the Worn Dentition Farid Khan (Editor), William G. Young (Editor) 2011 Wiley-Blackwell Tooth Wear: An Authoritative Reference for Dental Professionals and Students (BDJ Clinician’s Guides) by Andrew Eder (Editor), Maurice Faigenblum (Editor) 2022, Part of: BDJ Clinician’s Guides (12 books)

Target Audience

OPD students, all three years

Entry Requirements

no

Recommended background knowledge

Competences covered according to the General Educational Framework for Oral Health Care 2020