Atrición dental severa y sus factores asociados: un estudio de casos y controles / Severe dental attrition and its associated factors: a case-control study

BACKGROUND: Severe attrition is a type of dental wear caused by friction of tooth surfaces with each other. Although it is a frequent condition, it is not known what are the factors associated with its appearance. Objective: To relate factors such as: age, sex, origin, number of residual teeth, salivary pH and bruxism, with severe dental attrition. Design: cases and controls Patients: a total of 237 patients, 79 cases, with dental attrition grades 2, 3 and 4 according to the Smith and Knight index and 158 controls, with attrition grades 0 and 1. A clinical and photographic analysis was performed to determine the relationship between Dental attrition and factors such as age, sex, origin, number of residual teeth, salivary pH and bruxism. RESULTS: After a bivariate analysis, it was observed that patients older than 25 years (OR = 2.47 CI = 1.41 - 4.35 X2 = 10.21 p = 0.001), with less than 20 residual teeth in the mouth (OR = 4.95 CI = 1.47 - 16.62 X2 = 7.97 p = 0.004) and with bruxism (OR = 2.64 CI = 1.45 - 4.81 X2 = 10.49 p = 0.001), Are more likely to have severe dental attrition. After a binary logistic regression, the statistically significant relationship of these factors with severe dental attrition was confirmed. Conclusions: Severe dental attrition has a statistically significant relationship with age, number of residual teeth in the mouth and bruxism.

Antecedentes: la atrición severa es un tipo de desgaste dental causado por fricción de superficies dentarias entre sí. A pesar de ser una condición frecuente, no se conoce cuáles son los factores asociados con su aparición. Objetivo: Relacionar factores como: edad, sexo, procedencia, número de dientes residuales, pH salival y bruxismo, con la atrición dental severa. Diseño: casos y controles Pacientes: un total de 237 pacientes, 79 casos, con atrición dental grados 2, 3 y 4 según el índice de Smith y Knight y 158 controles, con atrición grados 0 y 1. Se realizó un análisis clínico y fotográfico para determinar la relación entre la atrición dental y factores como edad, sexo, procedencia, número de dientes residuales, pH salival y bruxismo. Resultados: Luego de realizar un análisis bivariado se evidenció que los pacientes con 25 años y más (OR= 2,47 IC= 1,41 ­ 4,35 X2= 10,21 p=0,001), con menos de 20 dientes residuales en boca (OR= 4,95 IC= 1,47 ­ 16,62 X2= 7,97 p=0,004) y con bruxismo (OR= 2,64 IC= 1,45 ­ 4,81 X2= 10,49 p=0,001), tienen más probabilidades de presentar atrición dental severa. Luego de una regresión logística binaria se confirmó la relación estadísticamente significativa de dichos factores con la atrición dental severa. Conclusiones: la atrición dental severa tiene una relación estadísticamente significativa con la edad, el número de dientes residuales en boca y el bruxismo.

Lesiones cervicales no cariosas / Non-carious cervical lesions

El objetivo de este trabajo consiste en describir las distintas lesiones cervicales no cariosas, la abrasión, la erosión y la abfracción. Se desarrollarán en detalle su etiología, localización y características clínicas. Se mencionarán los diferentes procedimientos a realizar para su prevención y los materiales a utilizar para su restauración.

This article describes the different types of non-cariouscervical lesions, for example abrasion, erosionand abfraction. We will discuss their etiology, location and clinical features in detail. We will describe the procedures to prevent them, aswell as the materials used for their restoration.

An electromyographic study to assess the minimal time duration for using the splint to raise the vertical dimension in patients with generalized attrition of teeth.

Background: To investigate the effect of restoration of lost vertical by centric stabilizing splint on electromyographic (EMG) activity of masseter and anterior temporalis muscles bilaterally in patients with generalized attrition of teeth. Materials and Methods: EMG activity of anterior temporalis and masseter muscle was recorded bilaterally for 10 patients whose vertical was restored with centric stabilizing splint. The recording was done at postural rest position and in maximum voluntary clenching for each subject before the start of treatment, immediately after placement of splint and at subsequent recall visits, with splint and without the splint. Results: The EMG activity at postural rest position (PRP) and maximum voluntary clench (MVC) decreased till 1 month for both the muscles. In the third month, an increase in muscle activity toward normalization was noted at PRP, both with and without splint. At MVC in the third month, the muscle activity without splint decreased significantly as compared to pretreatment values for anterior temporalis and masseter, while with the splint an increase was seen beyond the pretreatment values. Conclusion: A definite response of anterior temporalis and masseter muscle was observed over a period of 3 months. This is suggestive that the reversible increase in vertical prior to irreversible intervention must be carried out for a minimum of 3 months to achieve neuromuscular deprogramming. This allows the muscle to get adapted to the new postural position and attain stability in occlusion following splint therapy.