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Your concern · Worn teeth
When your teeth feel shorter, thinner or more sensitive.
Wear can change both your smile and how your teeth meet. The useful starting point is understanding why it is happening, how quickly it is progressing, and what needs protecting.
Discuss this with Dr. Aliveni Sowjanya · Specialist Prosthodontist
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Start here
Find the cause of the wear
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Treatment
Not every worn tooth needs a crown
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Long term
Protection and review matter
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Look beyond the worn edge.
Bring your concerns about eating, appearance and sensitivity into the same conversation.
What has changed?
Explain when you noticed the change, whether teeth are chipping, and which foods or temperatures feel uncomfortable. Older photographs can help show changes in your smile.
Why is it happening?
Acids and repeated tooth contact can contribute to wear. Diet, reflux symptoms, grinding and existing dental work may be relevant. The pattern needs a clinical assessment; appearance alone does not establish the cause.
A closer look
From laboratory work to tooth coverage.
The photograph shows ceramic restorations during laboratory firing. The diagram explains coverage; an assessment determines what remaining tooth structure can be preserved.
How it works · simplified
Restorative rehabilitation is planned in stages: assessment, coordinated treatment and continuing maintenance.Simplified illustration · not a treatment recommendation.
A decision worth understanding
What can we preserve?
The assessment—not the treatment name—determines which possibilities are reasonable.
Assess the tooth first
Remaining structure · cracks or decay · symptoms · gums · bite
What does the assessment suggest?
Where a limited repair is suitable
Keep useful tooth structure
Discuss whether a filling, inlay or onlay can restore the damaged area.
Where more coverage is needed
Consider a protective crown
Ask why the remaining tooth needs this extent of coverage, and what preparation it involves.
Where the outlook is uncertain
Clarify the prognosis
Further assessment may be needed. Compare realistic tooth-saving options with replacement before deciding.
Several factors overlap. This is a guide to the discussion, not a diagnosis or a rule for choosing treatment.
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Protect first. Restore where needed.
The plan should match the damage and your priorities.
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Preserve what is working
Monitoring, prevention and management of sensitivity may be enough for some teeth. Where shape or function needs rebuilding, ask whether additive bonding or a partial-coverage restoration could preserve more tooth.
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Plan the bite together
When several teeth are involved, their shape and contacts need coordinated planning. Discuss whether a trial or temporary stage would help assess comfort and appearance before the final restorations.
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Make the plan practical.
A restoration does not remove the cause of wear.
Understand maintenance
Ask how to care for the chosen material, whether a protective appliance is appropriate and which changes should prompt an earlier review. A night guard may protect teeth but does not guarantee that grinding stops.
Agree the sequence and budget
Ask which steps are urgent, which can be staged, and what each stage includes. A full-mouth treatment plan should follow the examination rather than being assumed from a photograph.
A little more detail
Your questions, answered.
No. The amount and pattern of damage guide the options. Some teeth may need prevention or monitoring; others may benefit from bonding, onlays or crowns.
Restorations can be designed around your facial appearance and preferences. Discuss shape, shade and realistic limits before committing to a plan; a particular appearance cannot be guaranteed.
No. Wear can involve several factors, including acids and repeated mechanical contact. Assessment helps distinguish the likely contributors and avoid treating only the visible damage.
The schedule depends on the number of teeth, preparatory care, trial stages and laboratory work. Ask for an outline after assessment, including how eating and work may be affected.
Sources & how to use this information
This page provides general education, not a diagnosis or a personalised treatment plan. Ask your treating clinician how it applies to you.
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