Clinical Examination of Tooth Surface Loss course for Dental Practice

This session describes how to clinically examine a patient with dental erosion. It outlines a systematic approach to examination and covers the clinical signs of dental erosion.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Outline a systematic approach to the clinical examination of a patient presenting with dental erosion
• Describe which tests and records may be helpful in assessing a patient with dental erosion

Clinical examination should be conducted intra-orally and extra-orally and be supported by an up-to-date medical history, diet diary and radiographs of severely worn teeth, where pulpal pathology may have arisen.