AN OVERVIEW OF DENTAL WEAR

Speaker: Dr. Mario Rotella

Tooth wear is the loss of healthy structure for reasons other than caries. Tooth wear may decrease proper chewing ability and noticeably change the
smile’s appearance. Dental wear is usually caused by: abrasion, attrition,
abfraction and erosion.

The purpose of this lecture is to review:

– the causes and patterns of dental wear

– the clinical treatment modalities for treating the generalized and
localized, mostly anterior, dental wear.

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Speaker Bio:

Mario Rotella is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada (F.R.C.D.
(C)), board-certified specialist in Prosthodontics.

Dr. Rotella received his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Siena
(Italy), where he graduated with summa cum laude.

He completed a 2-year Advance Education in General Dentistry program at the
Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. At the
same institution, he completed a 3-year Prosthodontic program.

Dr. Rotella focuses his practice, in Toronto, concentrating on the treatment of
complex cases of aesthetic and functional rehabilitation on natural dentition and
implants, with emphasis on veneers, crowns, bridges and dentures.