Prevention and management of dental erosion and decay

Guglielmo Campus; John Yun Niu; Berkant Sezer; Ollie Yiru Yu

doi:10.1186/s12903-024-04257-y

Prevention and management of dental erosion and decay

BMC Oral Health. 2024 Apr 17;24(1):468. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-04257-y.

Authors

Guglielmo Campus¹, John Yun Niu², Berkant Sezer³, Ollie Yiru Yu²

Affiliations

¹ Klinik für Zahnerhaltung, Präventiv- und Kinderzahnmedizin Zahnmedizinische Kliniken, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
² Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
³ Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Türkiye. dt.berkantsezer@gmail.com.

Abstract

The 2017 Global Disease Study revealed 2.3 billion untreated cavities and 139 million other oral conditions like dental erosion. Modern treatments prioritise controlling etiological factors and preventing related diseases. This Editorial invites researchers to contribute to the collection, 'Prevention and management of dental erosion and decay'.

Keywords: Dental caries; Dental erosion; Management; Prevention; Tooth decay.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

DMF Index
Dental Caries* / prevention & control
Humans
Mouth Diseases* / complications
Tooth Erosion* / etiology