Diet may contribute to hard tooth tissue loss

Visiting UK academic Professor Martin Addy today told ADAVB members of of the relationship between dietary acids and hard tooth tissue loss. Speaking at the Hard Tooth Tissue Loss seminar, he showed how soft drinks, fruit juices, fruit teas, alcohol and various fruits and vegetables can cause the loss of of enamel due to abrasion, attrition, erosion and abfraction.

Through the support of Colgate, Professor Addy stimulated the delegates with a number of illustrations showing the influence of saliva and different beverages on dentinal tubules.

ADAVB's final CPD event for the year will be Dental Caries: The State of the Game which will be held on November 18. The first CPD event for 2006 will be American dentist Dr Alan Meltzer talking about aspects of implant engineering, design and loading. This seminar will be held on February 2.