The clinical survey of cervical lesions with the first appointment patients

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the cervical lesions and age of the patients, brushing methods and bruxism through the clinical survey with the first appointment patients. We surveyed 209 first appointment patients (male: 118, female: 91) who had unfilled cervical lesions from August in 2002 to July in 2004. Evaluation items were, (1) age of the patients, (2) classification of the cervical lesions (Angular shape or Saucer shape), (3) the way of brushing (frequency per day, methods and use of dental paste), (4) bruxism. The number of the cervical lesions found were 475 cases of angular shape and 658 cases of saucer shape. The mean number of the cervical lesions in each generation was 1.75 cases (22-29y), 5.52 cases (30-39y), 4.58 cases (40-49y), 6.19 cases (50-59y), 5.59 cases (60-69y), or 5.12 cases (70-83y), respectively. Also, the following results were found; 1) the cervical lesions developed at the first premolar, 2) a habit of bruxism was associated with the increase in lesions, 3) the other items had no influence on the development of cervical lesions. Further research was necessary to investigate the relationship between the appearance and development of the cervical lesions and brushing.