The global prevalence of tooth wear in general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Tooth wear (TW), as a common dental challenge, refers to the loss of dental tissue with four types of Attrition, Erosion, Abrasion, and Abfraction. Since there are no scientific reports regarding the global TW prevalence, this study was designed to investigate the prevalence of TW worldwide.

Study design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

Systematic search was conducted (by November 2024) in valid databases of PubMed, WoS, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Embase, and Google Scholar search engine using the main keywords of "Prevalence", "Tooth wear", "Erosion", "Attrition", "Abfraction", and "Abrasion". The I² index was used to examine heterogeneity, and the Random Effect Model was used for meta-analysis (CMA v.2).

Results

Following the revi

SUBMITTER: Salari N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12771503 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature