Soft Drink, Software and Softening of Teeth : a Case Report of Tooth Wear in the Mixed Dentition Due to a Combination

of Dental Erosion and Attrition

Arranged by: Maria Christiani 08.80.0023

Summary

What is tooth wear?

Tooth wear is the irreversible loss of tooth structure. The resulting structural loss is unsightly, impairs the function of teeth and not painful. The damage can also be costly and difficult to repair. There are three types of tooth wear: abrasion, attrition and erosion.

A case report
a 9-year-old boy with severe tooth wear as a result of drinking a single glass of soft drink per day. This soft drink was consumed over a period of one to two hours, while he was gaming intensively on his computer.

How it can happen?

Glucose & acid Softening the enamel

The loss of Enamel

Occlusal surface become thinner

SPECIFIC TERMS

Enamel : the hard white shiny substance which forms the covering of a tooth Primary molars: the large teeth at the back of the mouth in humans and some other animals used for crushing and chewing food First primary mandibular molars: the first lower primary molars Food diary : a note that tracks what you eat and helps you determine how many calories you're consuming each day

 Erosion : chemical loss of dental hard tissue by an acid without bacterial involvement Attrition : physical wear through tooth-tooth contact Abrasion : physical wear produced by interaction between teeth and another material Dentition : the number, type and arrangement of teeth in a person or animal In vitro: biological processes or reactions happening outside the body in artificial conditions, often in a test tube citric acid : a weak acid found in many types of fruit, especially oranges and lemons cupped lesions: an injury to a person's body or to an organ inside their body skin/brain lesions

 a paediatric dental clinic:dental clinic for children caries : decay in the teeth or bones

a resin-based material : a material from a thick sticky substance that is produced by some trees and that becomes yellow and hard after it is collected etiology: the scientific study of the cause of diseases an occlusal surface: a surface where the upper and the lower teeth meet radiographs : a medical tool that use radiation

 buffer acidic drinks:simply one which has a pH less than 7

a protective pellicle layer: a protein layer that prevents continuous deposition of salivary calcium phosphate. It is also protective to the tooth from the acids produced by oral microorganisms after consuming the available carbohydrates. Dietary counseling :a service provided those who have special

dietary needs or need remedial diet plans Medication :a medicine, or a set of medicines or drugs used to

improve a particular condition or illness demineralization : the process of removing minerals, in the form of mineral ions, from dental enamel the salivary flow rate : the flow of salivary in a certain period of time

General Terms

Dilute:to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else

Induce: to cause something to happen Subsequent visit: next visit Prevalence: something commonly happens Deciduous:falling off or shed at a particular season, stage of growth, etc., as leaves, horns, or teeth. A lubricant :a liquid such as oil which is used to make the parts of an engine move easily together, or help it move more easily against another one Susceptibility:when someone or something is easily influenced ,harmed or infected Juvenile :a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered Examination: when someone looks at or considers something carefully in

Intake: order to discover somethingan act of taking in something, especially breath