TOOTH WEAR IN CHILDREN - PREVALENCE, CLINICAL FEATURES AND RISK FACTORS

Autor: Marianna Dimitrova, Maya Rashkova, Nadezhda Mitova
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Zdroj: Journal of IMAB, Vol 27, Iss 4, Pp 4020-4024 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1312-773X
DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2021274.4020
Popis: Introduction: Pathological tooth wear in children with primary dentition can be a result of various harmful habits, risk factors and nocturnal bruxism. It is difficult to be distinguished from physiological tooth wear. Aim:To study caries prevalence, tooth wear prevalence, its clinical characteristics and its relationship with bruxism in children aged 3 - 7 years. Materials and methods: The object of the study are 222 children, divided into 5 age groups - from 3 to 7 years. The examined children underwent a clinical examination, during which the following were registered: dental status, caries prevalence, the type, degree and prevalence of tooth wear. Information on the presence and characteristics of nocturnal bruxism in the examined children was obtained from the parents. The results were statistically processed with SPSS-19. Results: Tooth wear is found in more than 2/3 of the examined children (P
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals