CAUSES FOR TOOTH SURFACE LOSS IN A GROUP OF JORDANIAN POPULATION 1KHATTAR HADDADIN

Aim of this study was to determine the causes for tooth surface loss in a group of adult Jordani-an population. Three hundred and six patients aged 29-59 years who came to the out-patient clinics of King Hussein Medical Center over a period of two months were examined for tooth surface loss (TSL). Data were collected by taking general medical and dental history and by examining the teeth. Evidence of tooth surface loss (TSL) were recorded and analyzed. Data analysis included descriptive statistics of etiology, location and distribution of tooth sur-face loss in Jordanian population aged between 29-59 years. The study groups were composed of 142 (46.4%) males between 29-58 years (SD ± 9.4) and 164 (53.6%) females aged between 29-59 years (SD ± 7.9) with a mean age of 38 were examined. Data showed that out of the 306 subjects interviewed, 245 (80%) subjects showed clinical evidence of TSL. Table 2 shows a detailed description of the chief complaints of the patients 46. (15%) came as emergency patients, 94 (29.4%) came for fillings peri-odontal treatment and for scaling. 47 (15.4%) required extractions of teeth, 35 (12.4%) needed surface fixed and removable prosthodontics. 65 (21.2%) wanted esthetic treatment for anterior teeth, 27 (8.8%) required endodontic treatment and 73 (23.9%) wanted routine checkup