Evidenced-Based Recommendations to Manage Erosive Tooth Wear
Friday, January 30, 2026
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Course Code:
645RL
Credits:
1
CE Hour
Patients are often fixated on the idea of toothpaste abrasiveness as the key factor in tooth wear; however, this talk will demonstrate that acid-mediated tooth wear, so called erosive tooth wear, is the dominant process for tooth loss in typical individuals. This course will also focus on how to reduce your risk of erosive tooth wear.
Speakers
After this course attendees will be able to:
- Establish the history and measurements of relative dentin abrasion
- Demonstrate the clinical irrelevance of RDA values less than 250
- Consider lifetime dentin and enamel wear amounts based on RDA and clinical studies
- Illustrate the impact of acid on tooth wear and its amplification of tooth loss
- Discuss strategies to reduce the risk of erosive tooth wear
The P&G grant has been applied to this course.
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