What is dental wear?

Dental wear is a gradual accumulated wear and tooth damage caused by contact with other teeth. A certain amount of dental wear caused by the normal eating process and chewing is natural because the mechanical forces are against each other during normal use. The amount of mechanical tension that is wearing on itself during normal chewing is very small compared to stress that can be caused by factors such as praise of jaws, teeth grinding or other usual movements that are not part of the normal tooth function. Sometimes there is sometimes more serious wear due to tension placed on the teeth, which may result in serious damage to the teeth.

Tooth decay is not equivalent to dental wear; Tooth decay refers to chemical tooth damage caused by waste products of bacteria or dental erosion, which is damage from other chemical sources such as sour food or drinks. Also differs from dental abrasion concerning damage to the teeth of the ZPůObound friction with food or other objects placed in the mouth such as toothbrush. These sources of damage may occur together with dental wear, resulting in greater damage.

The most common cause of dental wear is bruxism or tooth grinding. Most people sometimes experience bruxism, for example, when they are stressed, without serious damage. In some people, bruxism may be often and difficult to eventually cause considerable wear. Problematic bruxism is the usual behavior that suffers from the suffering and usually does not even realize it. Most patients have most of the damage caused by teeth, while suffering from suffering and bruxism during awakening is issued by physiological or subconscious triggers.

Bruxism has a number of causes. In many cases it is psychological, resulting during a period of stress or anxiety. It can also be caused by allergies or some health condition, such as digestive disorders. Once the habit becomes rooted, it can continue even after the original cause is no longer present.

Dental wear initially wears hard outer tooth, enamel. If wear is sufficiently serious, it will eventually wear through enamel to reveal the more vulnerable dentin below, which supports the tooth structure. The weaker dentin succumbs to further damage, and if the tooth interior is not protected by filling the gap in the dental enamel, further wear can quickly destroy the exposed internal structure of the tooth, resulting in tooth or disintegration fracture.