[Prevalence and etiologic factors of non-carious cervical lesions. A study in a Senegalese population]

Odontostomatol Trop. 2005 Dec;28(112):15-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The non carious cervical lesion (NCCL) is a loss of tooth tissue at the neck of affected teeth that is unrelated to tooth decay. They are commonly encountered in clinical practice and present in a variety of forms. The purpose of this paper is to determine the prevalence of the NCCL in a Senegalese population. From 655 patients, 112 with cervical lesions were identified i.e. a global prevalence of 17.10%. The prevalence rate for abrasion was reported to be 77.70%, 12.50% for abfraction and 9.80% for erosion. Etiological factors were studied for abrasion and erosion. 54% of the patients with abrasion used their toothbrush horizontally. For erosion, only external factors were identified: consumption of acidic drinks (9 patients) or alcohol (1 patient) and professional environment (1 patient). Dentists should consider these lesions in their daily practice.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Beverages / adverse effects
  • Epidemiologic Studies
  • Feeding Behavior
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Prospective Studies
  • Senegal / epidemiology
  • Tooth Abrasion / epidemiology
  • Tooth Abrasion / etiology
  • Tooth Cervix / pathology*
  • Tooth Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Tooth Diseases / etiology
  • Tooth Erosion / epidemiology
  • Tooth Erosion / etiology
  • Toothbrushing / adverse effects