Worn Teeth need a slightly different approach of treatment, prevention of future problems associated with tooth wear is very important. If untreated these worn teeth may:

• Become sensitive
• Become difficult to restore in the future
• Need extensive dentistry which can be prevented
• Look short and unaesthetic

			An example is Derek. He had teeth that were wearing away. He was also keen to have an improvement to his appearance. We created a new smile with strong, long lasting porcelain crowns.

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Worn Teeth: An approach for long term health

The assessment reveals that you have lost a lot of tooth substance through wear. This tooth wear is caused by a number of different reasons such as acid damage (erosion), grinding (tooth to tooth contact i.e. attrition), and lack of back teeth (i.e. increased chewing and function of the front teeth which are not really well designed for this purpose). Once you wear through enamel (which is the strongest substance in the human body!), then you will be in to the softer inner layer called dentine. This will then mean that the teeth will wear down at a faster rate! This can then lead to increased sensitivity and pain, and also create teeth that do not have an attractive appearance (i.e. smaller teeth with an incorrect proportion). The longer this situation is left untreated, the more the treatment will become difficult to treat in the future.

We therefore recommend you consider a definitive and comprehensive approach for the long term rather than a "quick fix" approach. This will involve precise analysis of your teeth and biting pattern. We would need to "open up the bite" in order to gain space between the two jaws so that we can create aesthetic and functional porcelain restorations. The treatment is normally done in stages as follows:

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Step 1 Analysis and planning

Step 2 Wearing a deprogramming device (i.e. a small plastic device over the edges of the front teeth to open up the bite (night time wear for a week or so)

Step 3 Recording the new bite and jaw position

Step 4 Creation of laboratory made wax ups (i.e. simulation of the new end result)

Step 5 Testing of this new / improved bite and appearance with a trial set of teeth

Step 6 Fitting of the front porcelain (or similar) laboratory made restoration

Step 7 Fitting of the back porcelain (or similar) laboratory made restorations

Step 8 Creation and fitting of an acrylic (plastic) protective mouth guard for night time wear & protection of your teeth and restorations

Step 9 Checking and making refined bite adjustments using our computerised bite monitoring equipment (T Scan)

Step 10 Maintenance with the Hygienist (every 4-6 months as advised)

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