David Bartlett

Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Dental Institute, London.

Extrinsic and intrinsic chemical factors relating to tooth wear

The biggest contributor towards tooth wear for most of the population are the acids present in our diet. However, there are several studies showing no association between the diet and erosive tooth...

Practice-Based risk assessment − a practical guide for oral healthcare teams: tooth wear

This involves determining the potential origin of the underlying acids affecting patients' teeth. These can be categorized into either intrinsic acids and/or extrinsic acids..

Dentine hypersensitivity – guidelines for the management of a common oral health problem

Dentine hypersensitivity has been defined as a short, sharp pain arising from exposed dentine in response to stimuli, typically thermal, evaporative, tactile, osmotic or chemical and which cannot be...