Inter-disciplinary management of a patient with severely attrited teeth

Abstract

With increased awareness about dental esthetics, multidisciplinary periodontal therapy has begun to gain momentum. Management of severely attrited teeth is a challenging situation and is dealt with a multidisciplinary approach. In cases of severe tooth wear, the crown height is drastically reduced, in some cases up to the gingival level. This might require a contribution from the disciplines of endodontics, periodontics, orthodontics and prosthodontics for predictable results. Herein we describe the management of one such case.

Keywords

• Anterior dental esthetics
• anterior guidance
• anterior tooth wear
• bruxism
• crown-lengthening
• Inter-disciplinary dentistry
• occlusion