V-Shaped Defects - Epidemiological Aspects

Abstract

Non-carious cervical lesions have been widely reported by many dental professionals as common clinical findings among patients. Teeth with a wedge-shaped defect are a typical example, having specific etiology, pathogenesis and clinical features. The condition affects mostly the vestibular surface of the teeth and the evolution of this pathology leads to the destruction of the tooth crown. There are a lot of unclear moments in Bulgarian scientific literature concerning epidemiology, pathogenesis, etiology and clinical features and foreign literature has contradictory data and clinical approaches in the treatment and managing of the cervical loss of tooth structure. Our survey found that 29 out of the 250 serial participants had v-shaped defects, more often seen in older patients, especially in the group of over 55-year-olds and more often in females than males, more often in cases of higher usage of mechanical to electrical toothbrushes and most often when brushing twice a day for 2 minutes. About 76% of studied patients report dentin hypersensitivity and 72% lack of harmful habits (bruxism and bruxomania).