Nature and frequency of dental wear facets in an Australian Aboriginal population

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation - Tập 20 Số 3 - Trang 333-340 - 1993
John Kaidonis1, Lindsay Richards, Grant C. Townsend
1Department of Dentistry, University of Adelaide, South Australia.

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The nature and frequency of dental wear facets were studied in a sample of 18‐year‐old Aborigines, 28 males and 31 females, living at Yuendumu in the Northern Territory of Australia. Facet frequencies were scored indirectly using dental models for all permanent teeth, except third molars, and evidence of non‐masticatory tooth grinding in eccentric jaw positions was also recorded. The interplay between attrition and abrasion in an individual over time was assessed by examining facet appearance on serial dental models obtained at approximately yearly intervals from 7 to 25 years of age.Facetting was found to be a very common feature of the Aboriginal dentitions, with frequencies ranging from around 65% for pre‐molars to about 90% for molars. Evidence of extreme mandibular movement was noted in 93% of males and 100% of females. The longitudinal observations indicated that wear facet definition varied over time, apparently due to episodes of tooth grinding superimposed on continually‐acting abrasive influences.These results show that facetting on teeth associated with extreme mandibular positions and, by inference, the related behaviour of tooth grinding or bruxism are very common features in dentitions of Australian Aboriginals living an essentially non‐industrial way of life.

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Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Tập 20 Số 3

333-340

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