Introduction: Nowadays it is more frequent that patients present occlusal wear of the dental organs, in such a way that they lose dental pieces in the same way affecting their mastication and their self-confidence.

Objective: To analyze these factors such as sociodemographic, eating habits, vicious habits, psychological factors and symptoms that contribute to generalized occlusal wear.

Methodology: A literature review was carried out in PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar databases using the keywords: tooth wear, eating habits, sociodemographic, oral habits, psychological factors, and Boolean parameters AND, OR and NOT.

Results: The sociodemographic factor does have a crucial effect on dental wear, since the habit of oral hygiene significantly affects males, but not only males, but also the lifestyle of the population has an influence. Diet is the factor that most affects dental wear because many foods contain chemicals and acids that demineralize tooth enamel. When presenting a vicious problem they have to present many problems in their oral health and one of them is also wear of their dental organs since alcohol, drugs can induce to have problems of the gastrointestinal tract. Stress and depression are psychologically important factors since the stress of work, loss of a family member not only affects systemically but also in the oral cavity, resulting in occlusal wear and even fracture. Dental wear, temporomandibular disorders, headaches and sleep disturbances are symptoms that bruxers may present.

Conclusion: Multiple associated factors were found to influence the occlusal wear of the dental organs. Addressing this wear requires a comprehensive approach that goes beyond the expertise of a single specialist