Dental Erosion and Its Growing Importance in Clinical Practice: From Past to Present
Figure 11
(a) A 15-year-old girl with dental erosion confined mainly to maxillary anterior teeth caused by excessive soft drink consumption. (b) Substantial loss of toots substance palatally on teeth nos. 12–22 with shoulder formation. (c) Vertical dimension established by composite restoration on 12 allowing adequate space for restorative material. (d) Coverage with composite on teeth nos. 13–23. (e) Just after placement of composite. Note the nonoccluding posterior teeth. (f) After a short period of time, reestablishment of the posterior occlusion utilizing the Dahl principle [11].
