Dental Erosion Research Program

Dr. Domenick T. Zero

To advance scientific knowledge on the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, clinical management and prevention of dental erosion

• To develop and validate models for studying dental erosion and its prevention
  
  
• To develop and validate new clinical methods for measuring the progress of dental erosion
  
  
• To develop and evaluate approaches to decrease the erosion potential of foods and beverages
  
  
• To develop and evaluate new methods to clinically manage and prevent dental erosion

Other Faculty Supporting the Program

Dr. Carlos González-Cabezas

Dr. Anderson Hara

Relevant Publications

Hara AT, Ando M, Gonzalez-Cabezas C, Cury JA, Serra MC, Zero DT. Protective Effect of the Dental Pellicle against Erosive Challenges in situ. J Dent Res 85:612-616, 2006.

Zero DT, Hara AT, Kelly SA, Gonzalez-Cabezas C, Eckert GJ, Barlow AP, Mason SC. Evaluation of a desensitizing test dentifrice using an in situ erosion remineralization model. J Clin Dent 17:112-116, 2006.   

Turssi CP, Messias DC, de Menezes M, Hara AT, Serra MC. Role of dentifrices on abrasion of enamel exposed to an acidic drink. Am J Dent 18:251-255, 2005. 

Zero DT, Lussi A. Erosion - chemical and biological factors of importance to the dental practitioner. Int Dent J 55:285-290, 2005.

Hara AT, Ando M, Cury JA, Serra MC, González-Cabezas C, Zero DT. Influence of the organic matrix on root dentine erosion by citric acid. Caries Res 39:134-138, 2005.

Lussi A, Jaeggi T, Zero D. Role of diet in the aetiology of dental erosion. Caries Res 38(suppl 1): 34-44, 2004.

Hara AT, Turssi CP, Teixeira EC, Serra MC, Cury JA. Abrasive wear on eroded root dentine after different periods of exposure to saliva in situ. Eur J Oral Sci 111:423-427, 2003.

Lussi A, Kohler N, Zero D, Schaffner M, Megert B.  Comparison of the erosive potential of different beverages in primary and permanent teeth using an in vitro model.  Eur J Oral Sci 108: 110-114, 2000.

Zero DT.  Etiology of dental erosion - extrinsic factors.  Eur J Oral Sci 104:162-177,1996.

Book Chapters

Hara AT, Lussi A, Zero DT. Biological factors (chapter) in Dental Erosion: From Diagnosis to Therapy (Monogr Oral Sci). Ed. A. Lussi A, S. Karger AG (Switzerland), 2006, pp. 88-99.

Zero DT, Lussi A. Behavioral factors. (chapter) in Dental Erosion: From Diagnosis to Therapy (Monogr Oral Sci). Ed. A. Lussi A, S. Karger AG (Switzerland), 2006, pp. 100-105. 

Zero DT, Lussi A.  Etiology of enamel erosion - intrinsic and extrinsic factors. (chapter) in Tooth Wear and Sensitivity.  Ed. M. Addy, G. Embery, M. Edgar, R. Orchardson, Martin Dunitz, Ltd, 2000, pp. 121-139.