Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science  2017;33(1):42-46

doi:10.14368/jdras.2017.33.1.42

Treatment of dental erosion caused by intrinsic and extrinsic etiology: a case report.

Gyeong Je LEE 1 ; Soo Yoon JIN ; Hee Jung KIM ; Jeong Bum MIN

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Keywords

dental erosion; zirconia; bulimia nervosa

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Dental erosion is defined as tooth structure loss by acidic chemical substance. It is caused by extrinsic factors such as acidic foods, drugs, and working environments, and also intrinsic factors such as gastric acid regurgitation in gastro-esophageal disorder or intensive vomiting in bulimia nervosa. These lesions can be treated with direct resin filling, laminate or full contour crown depending on the intensity of clinical problem. This is a case report about treatment of rare clinical case: labial erosion of anterior tooth caused by frequent intake of acidic fruit and palatal erosion of anterior tooth caused by intensive vomiting in bulimia nervosa.