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Quantitative in vivo Wear of Human Enamel

Department of Operative Dentistry and Dental Materials, U.Z. St. Rafael, Kapucijnenvoer 7, 3000 Leuven, Belgium

M. Braem

Division of Dental Morphology and Oral Physiology, Antwerp State University Center, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium

M. Vuylsteke-Wauters

Computing Center of the Catholic University Leuven, de Croylaan 52A, 3030 Heverlee, Belgium

G. Vanherle

Department of Operative Dentistry and Dental Materials, U.Z. St. Rafael, Kapucijnenvoer 7, 3000 Leuven, Belgium

In this study, the attrition wear, also called occlusal-contact-area wear, of human enamel was measured quantitatively with a computerized three-dimensional measuring technique over a period of four years. Tooth replicas from a clinical trial were used. A running-in wearperiod after restorative treatment, followed by steady-state wear, was suggested. The average steady-wear rate on occlusal contact areas was about 29 µm per year for molars and about 15 µm per year for premolars.

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 68, No. 12, 1752-1754 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345890680120601


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