OBJECTIVES: Vestibular enamel defects, including WSL, MIH, or fluorosis, can impair esthetics and patient well-being, making accurate diagnosis essential for selecting appropriate treatment strategies. However, distinguishing these based solely on clinical images-an increasingly common scenario in digital communication-can be challenging....
No actionable change for audiologists; this article is entirely within dentistry and has no relevance to hearing or vestibular disorders.
Although titled with 'vestibular,' this study addresses dental enamel on the lip-facing surface of teeth and has no relevance to the audiology field.
- 01Cross-sectional survey of dentists on diagnosing and treating vestibular (front-surface) enamel defects.
- 02'Vestibular' here refers to the lip-facing tooth surface, not the inner ear balance system.
- 03Conditions assessed include white spot lesions, MIH, and fluorosis—all dental in nature.
- 04Published in J Esthet Restor Dent; no audiology or hearing content.
- 05No relevance to audiologists, hearing specialists, or patients with hearing loss.
- PMID
- 42333699
- DOI
- 10.1111/jerd.70217.
- Journal
- Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Dentists surveyed on clinical preferences for vestibular enamel defect management
- Intervention
- Survey of diagnostic and treatment preferences
Primary outcomes
Dentists' diagnostic preferences for vestibular enamel defects; Dentists' treatment preferences for white spot lesions, MIH, and fluorosis