Frequency and Etiological Factors of Non Carious Cervical Lesions

The objective of this study was to estimate the level and frequency of non carious cervical lesion with in patient’s dentition reporting with this condition and to investigate factors that might played frequent role in its etiology. Targeting these factors and severity levels, an accurate treatment modalities can be designed. This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at Outpatient Department Of Operative Dentistry Rawal Institute Of Health Sciences, Islamabad from 1st October to 31st November 2015.Data was collected through consecutive sampling. A total of 70 patients, including 27(38.6%) males and 43(61.4%) females with a mean age of 44.2±12.8 were examined for non carious cervical lesion’s level of severity and data was recorded about oral health conditions and dietary habits after approval of study by ethical committee of Rawal Institute Of Health Sciences and patients informed consent. Data was analyzed by SPSS version 23.0.Right mandibular lateral incisor was the most common and severely affected tooth with mean tooth wear index(1.70±1.22). Anterior teeth affected more(7.14±2.50)as compared to posteriors(1.50±2.06).Mandibular teeth(10.67±5.37) affected more as compared to maxillary teeth(3.64±1.93). Age seemed to play no role according to study statistics. Highest frequency among variables was of tooth sensitivity n=56 (82.9%) in reported teeth with cervical lesions. A significant difference between participants using different types of tooth brushes was reported p 0.05.All other variables were statistically insignificant with no obvious contribution.