The Erosive Toothwear Global Resource Centre

The King’s College London Dental Institute is pleased to announce the launch of a new collaborative initiative to establishan Erosive Toothwear Foundation (ETF) which will assemble and use the global knowledge base in this area in order to develop a web based Global Resource Centre.  The Erosive Toothwear Foundationwill make the collated worldwide evidence in the field available to a broad range of stakeholders in one accessible place.

Erosive toothwear represents a range of conditions in which the hard tissues of the teeth are gradually lost over time, giving individuals a series of challenges with function, appearance and sensitivity to temperature change; it is not related to tooth decay. Erosive toothwear can represent a major problem for both individuals and communities, but the evidence behind this condition, and treatment options for it, are often poorly understood. There are currently many barriers which prevent the knowledge we have from basic and clinical research translating into improved health.