Class V lesions

Have you ever noticed wear facets on your teeth? Do you suffer from tooth sensitivity to cold or sweet?

These could be due to acidity or toothbrush trauma. The chemical present in stomach juices can literally melt away your tooth surface due to uncontrolled reflux. For most people it is the faulty brushing technique and using hard bristled brushes that creates a problem. The physical repeated wear causes wedge shaped defects on the outer surface of teeth.

A by product is the recession of the gums as they settle away from area of trauma. You would also loose bone support to some extent. Below are images of many such cavities and the repair that can be done with aesthetic tooth colored filling material to repair these defects.