How long have dentists known acid erosion is a problem?
Dentists learn about acid erosion resulting in tooth wear at dental school; however, in the past, they encountered it less frequently. Now, as people are keeping their teeth longer, dentists are increasingly seeing signs of acid erosion and are beginning to become aware of the problem it poses in the 21st century. Dentists are becoming increasingly vigilant in looking for early stages of the condition.
Dentists learn about acid erosion resulting in toothwear at dental school; however in the past they will have encountered it less frequently. Now, as teeth are being retained for longer, dentists are increasingly seeing signs of acid erosion and are beginning to become aware of the problem it poses in the 21st Century. As such they are having to be increasingly vigilant to look out for early stages of the condition.
