Occupational dental erosion: report of three cases
- Author:
YUXin yang LIBin ZhengQian ling HEZhen feng HUANGWei xin YINXiao HUShi jie
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2022;51(03):324-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Abstract: Objective
To analyze the clinical features and the key point of diagnosis of occupational dental erosion
Methods
(ODE). Three cases of diagnosis data of occupational diseaseof ODE have been collected to analyze retrospectively.
Results -
Thethreecaseshadaclearhistoryoflong timeexposuretoacidfogand/oranhydride,andtheirworkingyearsranged
from 9.5 to 17.4 years. The mainly clinical manifestation was sclerous tissue damage of anterior tooth in above cases. What′s
more, abrasion, wear, external injury, enamel hypoplasia, dental fluorosis, dental caries, wedge defect and other diseases of
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dentalscleroustissueswereexcluded,andnon ODEduetoacidicfoods,beverages,drugs,andcertaindiseasescanbeexcluded.-
Intwoofthreecases,twoormoreanteriorteethwereidentifiedassecondaryortertiaryaciderosionwhichwassuspected ODE,
thereforetheyappliedfortheoccupationaldiseasediagnosisafterfivemonths/eightyears,andthentheywerebothdiagnosedas-ODE(gradeⅡ).Theotheronewasfirstdegreedentaletching,includingtwoteethintheanteriordentalarea,whoprocessedthe-ConclusionoccupationaldiseasediagnosistwoweeksafterbeingsuspectedODEandwasdiagnosedasODE(gradeⅠ).The
onsetofODE isinsidious,and theinitialsymptomsarenotobvious,which iseasytobeignored.Thediagnosisand differential
diagnosisofODEcanbedistinguishedbasedontheoccupationalexposurehistoryofacidfogand/oranhydride,medicalhistory
andclinicalfeatures.
